Pat on the back for council men

Good job: Maria Jesu (right) and his colleagues proudly showing their medals after the investiture ceremony at Dewan Sri Pinang in Penang. — Photo: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

PENANG Island City Council general worker P. Maria Jesu Adian still gets emotional each time he recalls how he and his colleagues cleaned up Tanjung Tokong after the tsunami hit in 2004.

“We had been assigned to clean up the area on the day of the tsunami itself.