Penang is hosting a forum and screening a short film in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Operasi Lalang crackdown on Saturday, Oct 28.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the forum will focus on the existence of regressive laws in Malaysia and the way forward to ensure human rights and civil liberties are protected by the powers of the state.

It is also to ensure that laws are not manipulated as a tool to instil fear in the hearts of patriotic citizens, Lim added...