The Penang government's decision to ease pricing rules for the purchase of property by foreigners had raised the ire of a local NGO.

According to the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP), the government’s attempt to revive the real-estate sector, which has been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, was said to be a "bad decision".

CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader urged the state government to refrain from trying to rescue...