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  Amidst his efforts to warn the public against "falling for" Pakatan Harapan's "tactics" in the Cameron Highlands by elections, Ahmad Maslan found inspiration in the strawberries so abundant upon those verdant hills, and produced a culinary masterpiece that had many on Twitter scratching their heads, perplexed.

  MIRI (Jan 15): The Sarawak state government has launched its own low-cost housing development initiatives, previously under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): The High Court here has fixed Feb 8 to hear the application of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (pictured) to recuse Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from being the senior public prosecutor in his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, according to Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Earthworks and civil engineering services specialist Advancecon Holdings Bhd is looking to make strides forward in Sarawak, as new opportunities beckon after the state government indicated major plans for the infrastructure scene there.

The latte made by Kok Jiann Cheng, the hearing impaired barista at Deaf-In-Business (DIB) Cafe & Catering quickly warmed me up on a cool and rainy after-noon.

Arriving at the National House Buyers’ Association office at Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Imbi, its honorary-secretary general Datuk Chang Kim Loong greets us with a smile and leads us to HBA’s small but cosy office where the organisation has for the past 18 years, attended to thousands of homebuyers’ grievances.

While the property market is expected to remain challenging in 2019, for those looking to buy a home for their own stay, it may be a good time to buy as sellers are more flexible with their asking prices while developers are offering attractive packages with freebies and other incentives.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): The government will uphold the right of citizens to speak out if the rule of law is broken, which will be regarded as free speech and not considered as sedition in any way, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

MIRI (Dec 31): The authorities have reassured residents here that it “is highly unlikely that a super-typhoon will hit northern Sarawak” over the next few days.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): French regulators have seized properties worth up to €150 million belonging to former Aabar Investments PJS Ltd chairman Khadem Al-Qubaisi in its probe into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to Sarawak Report (SR).