malaysiangGEORGE TOWN, July 26 (Bernama) — Twelve Penang City Council (MBPP) employees involved in 3D (difficult, dangerous and dirty) tasks, were awarded state honorary medals in conjunction with the 73rd Birthday Celebration of Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, today.
MBPP mayor Datuk Ar Yew Tung Seang said the council thanked Ahmad Fuzi and the state government for acknowledging the services of 3D workers through the medal awards.
The mayor when met after the ceremony also congratulated and thanked all 3D workers for making Penang a safe, clean and healthy state.
“The medal awards will definitely inspire our team, especially the 3D workers to continue serving MBPP and the state.
“This time around 12 workers received the medals namely Pingat Bakti Setia (eight recipients) Pingat Jasa Masyarakat (two) and Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (two),” he told reporters here today.
Meanwhile, one of the recipients, Abdul Aziz Mohd Kassim, 59, said he has been a 3D worker for the past 34 years and had never expected to receive the Pingat Bakti Setia, adding that he was proud and honoured to be a 3D worker.
He said he was grateful to the state government for selecting him as a medal recipient and hoped that the younger generation would not be afraid to work in the 3D sector to enable the state to progress.
“Penang is clean and beautiful because of the unsung heroes in MBPP among them the 3D workers,” he said.
Another recipient, M. Murugiah, 54, said he has been with MBPP for the past 12 years in the 3D sector and thanked the state government for awarding him the medal today.
“I am just an ordinary worker but the award means a lot to us and encourages us to work harder,” said Murugiah who received the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian.
The ceremony this year will see 1,380 individuals being conferred state awards, medals and honours, the highest number of recipients in five years since 2018 and it is being held for four days until Thursday, at Dewan Sri Pinang.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency
