It was the Pakatan Harapan administration that mooted and approved the idea of replacing the iconic Penang ferry services with a catamaran, revealed Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong.

He took to social media tonight in response to former finance minister Lim Guan Eng who accused the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government of "betraying" Penangites with the proposed termination of the 126-year-old car-carrying ferry service from Jan 1, 2021.

"Alas, he is a bit forgetful. What he and DAP ministers had...