DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today alleged that the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (Hide) early warning system punishes the wrong people.

In a statement today, Lim said the last-minute closure directive for premises in the Hide list will cost heavy losses for these businesses, especially SMEs.

"The Hide system appears to punish good behaviour by targeted establishments that provide data obediently, but lets off those that fail to comply and hence are not on the database," he said...