GEORGE TOWN: Penang Gerakan Youth has questioned Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over a photo being circulated on social media in which he is seen together with a businessman being investigated in the Penang undersea tunnel graft probe. The businessman, a 37-year-old "Datuk Seri", is being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly receiving RM19mil to help "settle" the probe into the RM6.34bil Penang tunnel project. Questioning Lim's relationship with the businessman, Penang Gerakan acting youth chief Jason Loo said the photo had been circulating via messaging apps. he said at a press conference at Penang Gerakan Headquarters here on Saturday. The mega project includes the construction of a 7.2km undersea tunnel connecting Gurney Drive on the island to Bagan Ajam in north Butterworth.

Source: The Star March 10, 2018 08:37 UTC