Mr Goh started his journalism career as a crime reporter with Lianhe Zaobao in 1987, after graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He worked his way up to become the Editor of Lianhe Zaobao, the Chinese flagship newspaper of leading media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and the Consulting Editor of My Paper (Chinese Section), Singapore's first and only bilingual free-sheet. He also oversees zaobao.com, the online edition of Lianhe Zaobao and is a Director of the SPH Radio Pte Ltd and zaobao.com and member of the SNPL Charity Fund Management Committee.