Boisterous audience mars Penang DAP-Gerakan debate

Gerakan's Liang (left) makes a point during the debate on the undersea tunnel project with DAP's Lim.

GEORGE TOWN: The public debate between Gerakan and Penang DAP on Tuesday night descended into a din of thunderous shouts, jeers and boos because of an unruly crowd, made worse when state government debater Lim Hock Seng started berating them.

"Kalau sudah kalah, cakap kalah! Jangan bising! (If you've lost, admit it! Don't make noise!)" Lim shouted at the Gerakan side of the floor when it was his turn to pose a question 27 minutes into the debate.