Grassroots leaders reminded of role in society

[therat]

http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapo...d-role-society

People's Association (PA) deputy chief Lim Swee Say doled out a history lesson yesterday to remind grassroots leaders of their role in the community.

Speaking to about 1,200 grassroots leaders at an annual grassroots seminar, Mr Lim displayed a Straits Times report dated April 26, 1960, that announced the formation of PA and its main task: "To keep in constant touch with the people".

This showed that the primary duty of grassroots leaders to act as the Government's touchpoints on the ground has remained the same over the years, he said.

Mr Lim later told reporters that the reminder was timely because of recent shifts in PA, which was officially set up in July 1960.

"Over the last four years, we have been introducing new concepts, new strategies to our grassroots movement," said Mr Lim, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. These include decentralising community outreach efforts to individual constituencies and bringing back mass sports events such as the Community Games in 2011.

The changes are meant to strengthen the role of the grassroots movement, not to change its function, added Mr Lim. He said: "From time to time, we will always keep reminding ourselves that this is why PA was formed."

In recent years, PA has come under criticism for not accurately reflecting sentiments on the ground about policies in areas such as immigration and housing.

Grassroots leader Elendrus Osman, 66, said that while public awareness of government policies may have increased over the years, people will always be keen to find out more about the policies that directly affect them.

"With newspapers and TV, people know more about policies today, but they will always have questions," said the Tampines West grassroots leader of 28 years.

"My role is to help them get answers to their questions. That is still the same, after all these years."

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look who's looking

frog talking..

wait.. frog can talk mah...

I thought frog only can Croaks Croaks Croaks Croaks

[streetsmart73]

boh frog leh.

looks more like some farting monkey hoh

[hkh]

After song song for so long then they realized that they had drifted far from us commoners..........

[streetsmart73]

Originally Posted by hkh

After song song for so long then they realized that they had drifted far from us commoners..........

diew gau hui

[leeqf]

Originally Posted by streetsmart73

diew gau hui

Lol...you are right to diew them until out of shape......

[dragon888]

start of damage control for the 40 million asset case......

[satan_gal]

Juz food for tot on a Hazy Monday

actually hor...

if u guys find the current grassroots so horrigible.. why not join them, just to make a real difference?

My boss was commenting last week, his plc RC 100% run by this grp of PRC.. he's just submitted his volunteer form. If a true blue local dun step in to try to change things, leaving a grp of PRC to do as they wish, w/o even realising that they are bringing their culture into SG.

If all positions are held by new citizens... coz local citizens all dun wan 2 make a difference, how den to put the black sheep into their right place?

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by therat

People's Association (PA) deputy chief Lim Swee Say doled out a history lesson yesterday to remind grassroots leaders of their role in the community.

This showed that the primary duty of grassroots leaders to act as the Government's touchpoints on the ground has remained the same over the years, he said.

"Over the last four years, we have been introducing new concepts, new strategies to our grassroots movement," said Mr Lim, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.


Grassroots leader Elendrus Osman, 66, said that while public awareness of government policies may have increased over the years, people will always be keen to find out more about the policies that directly affect them.

Didn't gov said PA is not link to gov or smthg?? Than why they talked abt government's touchpoints, etc, and public awareness of gov policies?

[KAO LUO]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

Didn't gov said PA is not link to gov or smthg?? Than why they talked abt government's touchpoints, etc, and public awareness of gov policies?

PAP What they talk ... cannot hear one ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,they think we ah haiz ,,,,,,,,

[AlvinLeong]

I don't like the name grassroot leaders and grassroot advisor.

Better name is grassroot volunteer and MP of the area.

Simi leader simi advisor！！！

基层领袖，基层顾问。

领什么袖，顾什么问！！！！