A Penang durian trader has been robbed twice within days, once at knifepoint, losing baskets of prized Black Thorn even as a national glut drives Malaysian durian prices to their lowest in years.

‘It is shameful to steal. These fruits are the farmers’ livelihood,’ Penang Fruit Farmers Association chairman Kie Kim Hwa says.

A Penang durian trader has been robbed twice within days, once at knifepoint, losing baskets of prized Black Thorn even as a national glut drives Malaysian durian prices to their…