{
  "id": 849339,
  "title": "Meet Penang DAP over move to retain BN in state govt, Chow told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/meet-penang-dap-over-move-to-retain-bn-in-state-govt-chow-told",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:56:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/14/meet-penang-dap-over-move-to-retain-bn-in-state-govt-chow-told"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Penang DAP leader Lim Guan Eng has called on Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to hold a meeting with Penang DAP to discuss retaining Umno in the state government, following tensions between Umno and DAP at the federal level. Lim, a DAP adviser, emphasized that the recent meeting of delegates from Penang, Kedah and Perlis focused solely on whether the party should remain in the federal government, and not on Umno's role in the state government. He urged Chow to call a separate meeting to gauge the sentiments of state party leaders, as the recent decision to retain BN's sole executive councillor Rashidi Zinol in the state administration has been criticized as an unconditional endorsement of Umno's role in the state government.",
  "summary": "DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng says the Penang CM should not assume that delegates endorsed the decision simply because the matter was not raised at the meeting on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Chow Kon Yeow says Penang DAP takes no stance, leaves Cabinet exit motion to delegates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/chow-kon-yeow-says-penang-dap-takes-no-stance-leaves-cabinet-exit",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:04:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Lim Guan Eng hits back at Chow over Penang PH-Umno cooperation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/lim-guan-eng-hits-back-at-chow-over-penang-ph-umno-cooperation",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:28:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Meet Penang DAP over move to retain BN in state govt, Chow told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/meet-penang-dap-over-move-to-retain-bn-in-state-govt-chow-told-851273",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Guan Eng accuses Penang CM of misleading people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/guan-eng-accuses-penang-cm-of-misleading-people",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:26:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}