GEORGE TOWN: The email came in at 5.03am, and then the mayor of Penang Island City Council (MBPP) could not go back to sleep. Maimunah will be the first Asian to be appointed to the post and manage UN-Habitat, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. “She has not only made the state proud but also the whole country. “I have bittersweet feeling because I have been the mayor for only six months and made so many plans for MBPP next year. Maimunah said she would remain mayor until she leaves for Nairobi.

Source: The Star December 24, 2017 03:33 UTC