The right of local NGOs to kick out the state government, which they blame for the deadly landslide that killed 11 workers in Tanjung Bungah last Saturday, does not have any objection from Penang state executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo.

Jagdeep said certain quarters that are asserting their rights were “exploiting” the tragic construction site accident that took the lives of one Malaysian and 10 foreign workers.

“However, kindly get your facts right and do not distort the truth,” Jagdeep said at a press conference today...