Kampung boy now a mayor


Making it big: Yew at his office in Komtar.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Island City Council (MBPP) mayor Yew Tung Seang is a classic example of a kampung boy making it big.

Yew, who was sworn in last month as the city’s third mayor, said his background drove him to reach for the skies.

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