IPOH: Datuk Zamri Man will be removed as Ipoh mayor for going absent without leave (AWOL). Perak Local Government Committee chairman Paul Yong Choo Kiong said Zamri, who he understood to be unwell, had not submitted any sick leave and had gone missing for months. "He only submitted his sick leave two months after (going missing)," he added, but did not detail the exact time frame. "According to the law, a mayor or council president is eligible to take up to 90 days of sick leave. "I only learned about him being unwell from the PBT secretary and from the Ipoh City Council, but no information about his condition and whereabouts.

Source: The Star April 20, 2019 06:33 UTC