Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has criticised the MCA for trying to "recycle old news" about plant closures and relocation of production lines in Penang.

Chow said it was "most unfortunate" that MCA vice-president Tan Teik Cheng tried to "recycle old news and give them a spin" in his commentary on Penang’s investment and the electronics and electrical industry, which was published in the English and Chinese media last week.

"I would like to refute his claims with facts and figures for the benefit of the community," Chow said in a statement today.