Penang assemblypersons who were absent from Governor Abdul Rahman Abbas’ swearing-in ceremony on April 29 will be “penalised”.

The move has been unanimously agreed by the state executive council, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

He said those involved will be asked to explain their absence and to detail their plans for their constituencies before they receive their outright grant of RM50,000 for the third quarter of this year...