Guan Eng to be Penang CM


PENANG: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng will be the state’s fourth chief minister, replacing Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. 

Lim announced the new DAP-PKR coalition government’s decision at a press conference at 1am early this morning. 

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