Cool MBPP officer wins praise

Penang Island City Council (MBPP) enforcement officers (from left) Sabrina Mohd Sabri, 29, Zarina Othman, 31, and Siti Asa Abu Bakar, 34, sharing a light moment after receiving their incentive from Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at his office in Komtar. (Charles Mariasoosay/The Star)

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Island City Council (MBPP) enforcement officer Zarina Othman has won praises for the cool way she handled two men who verbally abused her after their vehicle was clamped in Campbell Street here.

“As an enforcement officer, I need to be a role model to others in my uniform. Yes, I was upset and uncomfortable when one of the men threw the RM50 note on the pavement.