Guan Eng May Bar NST From Covering Functions

BERNAMA Reports:

PENANG, March 14 (Bernama) -- Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said he would consider barring New Straits Times from covering his press conferences or functions in response to articles in the newspaper which he alleged were slanderous and false.

He said he was willing to accept criticisms but not statements with elements of slander and certain agenda intended to disparage him and the state government.

"In the last election they also write very bad about us, we also take it.

"With or without NST we survive all the time. We urged the people of Penang, if they want to read the truth about Penang don't buy NST," he told reporters after visiting the Relau Community Park here today.

Lim made these remarks when asked to comment on an article in the NST yesterday entitled "What your beef, Guan Eng?" which criticised him for his preferential treatment to the media.

The article was apparently a follow up to another piece a week earlier entitled "Guan Eng trait that's difficult to swallow" on the same issue.