@straitstimes: More could have been done for Megan Khung: Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming on the case of 4-year-old Megan, who died after being abused by her mother and mother’s boyfriend. #GohPeiMing #sgnews

the cum :

why is he trying not to laugh

PAPLiars :

The government cannot simply talk about learning lessons while leaving the public with unanswered questions about responsibility and consequences. If Singapore prides itself on having a competent and accountable public service, then those standards must apply when its institutions fail too.

lynda.linda :

This is exactly why the system is broken. I’ve literally seen them tip off a neighbor about a complaint instead of doing a surprise check to the family. Giving them a heads-up just lets them hide what's really happening.

unspeakably.musical :

The way he talk about it at the start.. A bit fake eh

mohdjalees :

Wah liao…. Nowadays the PAP cadres all went through acting and drama classes to up their game. The sighing… the slight pause between words…. The downward gaze….. masterclass!

Akle Q :

That's a very caring and responsible PAP. [Heartwarming][Heartwarming]

Michele :

Megan’s case breaks my heart.

martinleearchie :

Greatest Motto :

Many Policies + Agencies’ PROBLEMS, missing or lacking Prudent-Responsibility & Due-Diligence including SGX Insiders-Trading; CLOB SHARES (Where do those HUGE-Taxes collected by Malaysia’s company GONE TO ❓); Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system where (1) Individual-OWNERS are NOT BIDDING but vehicles-distributors/dealers are, to the EXTENT of GUARANTEE (2) 855 cars were under-declared by car-company, amounting to more than 11 Million S$ in Duty, GST & Registration-Fees were UNPAID (3) 91 Deregistered-vehicles were IMPOUNDED (Dangers to Pedestrians & Motorists) (4) Innovation & Technological-improvements rather than freebies & corruption; WHY money-laundering happened; Ministers & C.E.O. caught with Corruption including SMRT & Town-Council; HDB lapses revealed by Auditor-General’s Office; *Loopholes that allow companies to manipulate records involving “phantom workers” EXISTED for more than 10 years* (Probable-Reason for such Layoffs including @SATS/Airport); National Bureau of Economic Research working paper shown private-property transactions from January 1995 through December 2019 For serious Corruption offences, “Life-Imprisonment/Death-Penalty should be IMPLEMENTED” like China

EFG :

Ang high ranking official step down? I guess there is no accountability as usual.

gemini :

nor mind about parents the whole government failed

ChaoticCuddles :

As a community, both online and offline, I feel that we need to have more empathy and compassion towards one another. Sadly, these are qualities that seem to be increasingly lacking in Singapore. Too often, concerns raised or reports made seem to fall on deaf ears, or are not taken seriously enough until the situation escalates into something irreversible. In cases of child abuse, it is heartbreaking that warning signs and opportunities for intervention can be missed by the very agencies meant to protect vulnerable children, until it ends in serious injuries or, tragically, a fatality. A child’s suffering should never have to reach the point of tragedy before it is taken seriously. We need a community that is willing to speak up, agencies that listen and act with urgency, and a system that prioritises the safety and well-being of children before it is too late. Prevention should never come at the cost of a child’s life.

Sera :

Life imprisonment for the two!!

Golden light :

More should be done by parents and grandparents.

ET :

Huh??? why is he answering this??? not the full fledged minister

satay king :

talk talk talk

Melvin Chew Hawkers United :

agree

PAPLiars :

Adrian金猿 :

What about the fathers in these cases? Are they not implicitly responsible in such cases? Or they become victims themselves after all the drugs and partying, totally failing to even know that their own daughter is crying for help? Some people get away with everything.

PAPLiars :

An interview cannot turn back the clock. It cannot restore Meagan’s life or erase the suffering of her family.

PAPLiars :

bhigbhadwholf :

so do smth about it???

potatoasdf :

RIP Megan but this minister best Oscar award

stebenlimkorkor :

马后炮

nicholas chin :

I mean, if more can be done, what is he, as a minister, doing now here? Getting pointed about it, precisely on the video itself, is the problem. Save the emotional demonstration privately, and more can be done. What is being done in this video? Did he emphasise what policy change is there? You get what I mean. I mean, the news is sympathetic, correct? Who doesn't think that something can be done? But as the minister, what is his policy that is being done? Ironic, is it? The person who has the policy, the ability to do something, now says that more can be done and appear poignant about it. Did he forget to do something, or what? So, this kind of behaviour, in my own personal opinion, is sort of like insulting.