Indonesian a thorn in the side for Malaysia’s durian national fruit bid The durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, right? While every Malaysian will agree, the Indonesians are saying no. They insist that they have a stronger claim to the durian, creating a thorny issue in Malaysia’s bid to make it the country’s national fruit. On Monday, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, known as Zulhas, disagreed with Malaysia’s proposal, citing Indonesia’s larger production as justification. “Indonesia produced almost 2 million tonnes of...

South China Morning Post

‘Durian’s Indonesia’s national fruit’: Malaysia, Jakarta clash over delicacy

A minister cited higher production and rejected Malaysia’s proposal, saying ‘I believe durian is Indonesia’s national fruit’.