Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) cannot be advisers to grassroots organisations (GROs) because they cannot be expected to promote government activities, says the People's Association (PA).
In a forum letter to The Straits Times, published on Wednesday, the PA's director for corporate and marketing communications Ooi Hui Mei said one of the missions for the statutory board is to "connect people with the government".
"Besides connecting people to people, grassroots advisers are required to help the government connect with people and help promote government policies and programmes such as anti-dengue and active ageing," she said. Full story
