Durian News & Updates
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Penang Expands Durian Tourism To New International Markets
GEORGE TOWN, May 6 (Bernama) -- Penang is expanding its durian tourism promotion to new markets such as India, Australia, Europe and the Middle East to attract more visitors during the May to August ...
Dry spell affecting Penang’s durian season, yield likely to plunge 50%: Official
SEBERANG PERAI — The El Niño phenomenon in the past few months has led to a lesser yield of seasonal fruits this season, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama)’s Penang director Habibah ...
Penang primes for VM2026 spotlight
PENANG is ready to seize the spotlight as Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) and Malaysia Medical Tourism Year kick off, leaning on ...
Penang’s durian season will arrive late this year but harvest expected to be high quality
Penang’s durian season will be late this year but better quality fruits are expected when they start falling in May. Tan Chee Keat, who owns orchards in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang and Teluk Kumbar, ...
A Search for the World's Best Durian, the Divisive Fruit That's Prized—and Reviled
Once you actually taste and smell a ripe durian, the Southeast Asian fruit best known for its penetrating odor, you will understand what all the fuss is about—and why it’s banned from some public ...
Durian delights available all year
The durian kingdom has spawned by-products so wide in range that the thorny fruit is available 365 days in diverse forms.
Veterans can recognise durian variety via sight and touch
Penang has cultivated more than 200 durian varieties, and to the untrained eye, they all look similar – and it may be hard to ...
New system to track origins of local durians
And Penang, which is famous for its durians from Balik Pulau, is now pushing a “track and trace” mechanism for durians called ...
With ‘durian kampung’ as good as premium hybrids, Penang CM aims to aims to register more for global market
SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 9 — Penang is seeking to register more varieties of durian kampung from local orchards in an effort to expand its portfolio of recognised durian species. Chief Minister Chow Kon ...
‘Durian tsunami’: Musang King prices in Malaysia fall after bumper crop
One stall has even introduced a “fill-the-bag” Musang King package. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...