Parliament to cover Megan Khung report, caning for scammers; WP proposes changes to online harms Bill
SINGAPORE – The findings and recommendations from the review panel on the Megan Khung case will be discussed during the upcoming Parliament sitting that will begin on Nov 4.
The sitting will also cover the debates on new Bills that
propose caning as punishment for scammers and scam mules
, as well as a new government agency meant to provide victims of online harms quick redress, according to the order paper released by Parliament on Nov 3.
Meanwhile, the opposition Workers’ Party has proposed a raft of amendments to the
. It suggests including promoting suicide and sexual grooming of those under age 18 in the list of what constitutes online harms, as well as more transparency for the new agency in reporting the complaints it receives and the action taken.
While MPs from both sides of the aisle have said online that they filed questions for this sitting on the
, they were not included in the latest order paper. They will likely be addressed later in the week.
Four-year-old Megan died on Feb 22, 2020, after more than a year of physical and emotional abuse by her mother and her mother’s then boyfriend. The findings released on Oct 23
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😜😜😜 First time offender will be given a 5-10years imprison with 5-10 stroke of cannings, repeat offender will have to bid farewell to this world... 🙂😀😀🙂
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