MNCs mulling legal action over ‘fake news’, says Penang investment agency
InvestPenang director Lee Kah Choon says the manufacturing, investment and employment situation in Penang remains stable, with 98% of the state's working population gainfully employed.. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 10, 2019.
SEVERAL multinational companies in Penang that were reported to be laying off workers or fully or partially shutting down are seeking legal advice on their options against those spreading fake news. State investment agency investPenang director Lee Kah Choon said the allegations widely circulated on social media were not true.
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