Kedah MB on steady ground


All smiles: Ahmad Bashah who is familiar with simple Hokkien has found a comfortable equilibrium among the Chinese community of Kedah.

Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah is slimmer and healthier after overcoming a health crisis but he now has to get the better of a hungry opposition that wants to grab back Kedah.

TWO things about Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah will never change. The first is his intuitive ability to make people feel comfortable and the second is that sweet smile of his.

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