Guan Eng's associate regrets outburst against Steven Sim as Penang DAP chief downplays incident, says 'move on and move forward'

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 17 -- DAP national chairperson Lim Guan Eng's associate Tan Khong Chong has apologised for his outburst against Penang DAP chief Steven Sim on Saturday.

"I regretted what I have done and am fully responsible for my own action," he said in a statement today, in a report by Malaysiakini.

Sim, in a separate statement, played down the incident and said he did not want to prolong issues that do not benefit the party.

"When I was appointed as the Penang DAP chairperson, I made party unity the core of our efforts to provide better services to the people of Penang," he said in a Facebook post this evening.

"Therefore, I don't want to prolong issues that don't benefit the party. I wish to emphasise again that it was just a sto...