Asked if the opposition bloc had failed since Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has survived the move to vote down Budget 2016 yesterday, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said “it is better to fail trying than not to try”.

“Even though we did not succeed, at the same time it shows us that Najib has managed to get PAS to support him as far as the budget is concerned,” Lim, who is the MP for Bagan and DAP secretary-general, told a press conference at the State Legislative Assembly today.