Yahoo! News Singapore, 26 Aug 2011
The dispute between the Worker's Party (WP) and People's Association (PA) regarding the use of public spaces has sparked heated online debate in Singapore.
The row started last Saturday when WP Member of Parliament Chen Show Mao posted a note on his Facebook page saying his invitation to a Hungry Ghost grassroots dinner in Paya Lebar was withdrawn by organisers.
Since then, WP and PA have released statements on the matter, with the PA now subsequently allowing residents to invite whomever they want to events on public sites leased by the association.
Some netizens felt that it was unfair to have prevented an MP to go for his own grassroots event. M. Tan said, "It is really quite absurd that a grassroots event like this has to be politicised, I cannot believe that this is actually happening." Full story
