The ball is now in BN’s court to explain why it did not act on illegal factories during its rule in Penang prior to 2008.

After apologising for the matter yesterday, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng urged the previous Gerakan-led government to state their position on the matter as the illegal businesses and premises started operating under their administration.

“If they oppose the state’s policy on this issue, and eagerly want the illegal structures or businesses to be demolished and banned, are they fully prepared to be responsible for the negative social impact and implication on thousands of cases which have yet to be resolved?” Lim asked at a press conference today...