It was a construction site mishap, Lim insists


GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) maintains that the landslide in Tanjung Bungah, which claimed the lives of 11 workers, is a construction tragedy.

He said the Penang Commission of Inquiry will conduct a full and independent investigation to determine the cause of the incident.

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