People's Association (PA) recently held their 10th anniversary of their Wellness Programme at the Resorts World Convention Centre. This has drawn some flak fromt he public, as previous activities led by the PA are held at public auditoriums, common areas such as HDB towns or in community halls in the CCs.
There are now dissenting voices asking why PA have to hold this event at a five star venue, and how much it cost to actually hold it. There are also claims of waste of public funds and resources to hold events in expensive venues, when much cheaper options are available. The fact that recent news on price hikes such as in water taxes, public transport fares, gas and electrical tariffs, and tertiary school fees, makes this lavish spending even seem more unnecessary.
Shouldn't public funds be better used to help the needy and to help to reduce costs, instead of being spent like nobody's business?
