Yes, as much as our society has failed to save this family, this
same society is shaped by our gov. (see young Miss Wees
comment)
I agree with another post in the forum that our gov have got no
clue what is happening in this sector of our society. The ruling
elite class is too remote to even imagine their difficulties.
Raising transportation fare is less than a peanut to these elite..
but imagine no $ for MRT ticket to go ID dead husband! (well, to
make things worse, I doubt these very poor has store value
tickets.. thus have to buy the more expensive single trip
ticket)
There are private charities and community services around to assist
this group of people. But perhaps because they are so poor and kept
to themselves (outcast?), they have limited knowledge on assistance
available to them. Charities have been working hard to reach out to
this sector of society but I guess they missed this family.
Managing SGforums funds can be tricky, I think its unnecessary. We
can plan our own private contribution.
If anyone has address to this unfortunate family, please let us
know. (kindly do not post address openly, we'll PM u for
it.)