KUCHING: In the thick of Sarawak's 11th state election, Henry Ta-o Bunan and his workers are busy picking pepper berries in his farm about 50km near here.
This is the busiest time of the year for pepper farmers as harvest season started last month and their hard work is paying off because prices and demand for the pungent spice, black or white, have been soaring in the past three years.
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