Does an official overseas trip by a minister, especially in times of austerity, really need an entourage of 17 people?

More so if the trip involves lots of golf sessions and private dinners, and not much work itself?

These are the questions raised by DAP MPs Zairil Khir Johari and Steven Sim, from a leaked document showing Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is now in Dubai with 16 officers, most of whom are political appointees.