Sungai Puyu assemblyperson Phee Boon Poh has denied that he had resigned as a Penang DAP committee member.

phee boon poh denied resign 221103 01 Phee, who is Penang health, welfare, caring society and environment committee chairperson, described the rumour over his purported resignation circulated via SMS in the past few days as a slander engineered by certain quarters.

"I had not relinquish my post in the state DAP.

"The SMS is intended to topple me, weaken the DAP and split the opposition," he told a news conference today.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was present, said Phee's purported resignation was said to be due to a misunderstanding between Phee and the state DAP.

"This is a political ploy by those who envy the opposition alliance," he said, adding that Phee would continue to serve as state executive councillor and assemblyperson.

Flood evacuees rise

In a an unrelated development, the number of flood evacuees in Kelantan rose to 793 people this morning compared to 268 last night.

A state flood operations room spokesperson said that 489 of the evacuees were from Pasir Mas while the rest were from Kuala Krai.

The main road in Sungai Durian, Kuala Krai, as well as the Jalan Rantau Panjang - Panglima Bayu alternative road were currently closed to light vehicles, he said.

The water levels at the Sungai Kelantan in Kusial, Tanah Merah and Tangga Krai in Kuala Krai as well as at Sungai Golok in Jenob, Tanah Merah and Rantau Panjang had risen above the danger level, he added.

The weather in the state this morning was cloudy.

In Kuantan, the number of evacuees at the Hardcore Poor Housing Project in Kampung Darat remained at 24 people, the Pahang flood operations centre said.

The evacuees were from Kampung Sungai Ular.

"No evacuation is reported so far in other districts," he said when contacted. - Bernama