Town council's red grade fuels debate

The Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) is blaming Action Information Management (AIM), the company managing the council's computer and financial system, for causing it to get a red score for the collection of service and conservancy charges arrears during the latest Town Council Management Review. SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan commented that AHTC had indeed "deflected questions" about its system not being up and running and shifted the focus to the PAP and AIM. He added that "this in turn raised questions whether residents were getting the best price, whether there was any related party transaction" and "whether all this should have been made known".