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SINGAPORE: Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong, who was set on fire at a community event in January, will resume his duties from next month.
Mr Seng had spent the last five months recovering from the attack which burnt his hands, neck and back.
In his first TV appearance since the incident, Mr Seng said he is stronger now and is ready to start work.
You may call it music therapy - playing the harmonica is what Mr Seng has been doing to speed up his recovery.
Although his condition is stable now, the scars from the burns are a reminder of the attack.
Mr Seng said: "I take this incident as a very isolated one. And I hope that I'm not the first one, but I'm the only one who had met with this misfortune.
"Despite all these, I'm back and I should do more. I'll do better, whether as a Member of Parliament or whether as a political leader or whether as a parent in the family.
"You should set a good example - that we should not be destroyed because of this misfortune. But we should emerge even stronger."
The MP for Yio Chu Kang expects to recover fully in a year, but he already plans to resume his Meet-the-People sessions next month.
On whether he will run for another term when elections are called, Mr Seng said he will leave that decision to the People's Action Party (PAP).
He said: "The electoral boundaries will be changed. There will be more Single Member Constituencies, and smaller GRCs. There will be more younger talents joining. By then, the party will decide who is the best person to serve."
- CNA/ir
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