GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 11 -- Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has dismissed allegations that he had removed former councillor Ng Yee Siang from the list of councillors appointed under Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) for 2026.

Chow said the claims, made by Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng, were false, unfounded, misleading and intended to incite dissatisfaction against him.

"I am shocked by the statement made by the Member of Parliament for Bagan, Lim Guan Eng, and media reports regarding the issue of the 'appointment' of Ng Yee Siang as a councillor for the year 2026," he said in a statement issued today.

He said under the Local Government Act 1976, the State Authority is empowered to appoint councillors, and that the Penang state government had...