A DAP leader has challenged Penang Umno leaders over awards two local councils received from the fake Europe Business Assembly (EBA) which, he claimed, were also awarded to several federal government agencies.

DAP’s Air Itam assemblyperson Wong Hon Wai pointed out that Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UteM) and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) also obtained awards from the EBA, which were exposed as fraud by British newspaper The Times last week.

“The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) and Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) have already clarified the matter, and apologised to the public,” Wong, who is political secretary to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, said in a statement today...