Penang passes Bill to limit chief minister's tenure to two terms


Chow Kon Yeow

GEORGE TOWN: In what is believed to be the first in the country, a Bill to limit an elected representative from being appointed as Chief Minister to no more than two terms was tabled and passed at the state legislative assembly.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pic) tabled the motion to the loud thumping of tables at the state legislative assembly here on Friday (Nov 16).

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