Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has accepted the retraction and apology from The Star for its article published on July 17, his special legal officer Raja Syarafina Raja Shuib said.

“While the published statements were and remain inaccurate, YAB (Lim) has graciously accepted The Star's retraction and apology. Without which, an amicable settlement would not have been possible between the parties,” she said in a statement.

On Sunday, the English daily published a retraction and apologised to Lim for publishing the article titled 'Snap election for Penang?' by its columnist Joceline Tan.