KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 -- Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has reportedly asked the state government to explain the loss of a multi-million ringgit integrated circuit (IC) design park to Selangor despite being able to afford to project.

Lim, who is also the DAP chairman, said Penang's perfect ecosystem for the Malaysia Semiconductor Accelerator and IC Design Park: Selangor Hub, which has been touted as the largest in Southeast Asia.

"Penang should have vied for the project in the first place," he was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today.

"This will also create thousands of jobs for locals."

Lim said the Penang state government should have spent some money from its reserves to woo the investors as the state has more than RM...