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Sellers of thorny fruit in Singapore taking a bite

of Malaysian durian plantations

Mr Michael Siow, owner of Titi Durian, at his store on July 14, 2021. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Tay Hong Yi

PUBLISHED JUL 26, 2021, 5:00 AM SGT

SINGAPORE - Eager buyers converged at the lorry, loaded with durians in large
50kg baskets, as soon as it stopped in front of Mr Michael Siow's hardware store in
Balestier Road on July 14.

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For Mr Siow, 54, it is the first harvest from his new durian venture - Titi Durian - to
be sold in Singapore, two years later than planned due to the pandemic.

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