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Moderate Promises, Streets Awaken · Chronicle · 3 min read

Why did MCA take over Nanyang Press? The battle of the two Lims put newspapers on the table

When Ling Liong Sik called the deal a "strategic political investment", Lim Ah Lek's camp was no longer asking only who would become the next president

In 2001, MCA-controlled Huaren Holdings took over Nanyang Press, triggering an open clash between the camps of Ling Liong Sik and Lim Ah Lek. A leadership succession battle became a public debate over whether Chinese-language media should be controlled by a political party.