High-tech solution to thorny problem of 'fake' Musang King


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 27 Apr 2019

BEIJING, 27 April -- Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (tengah) dan isteri Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali (depan, dua kanan) semasa melawat ke gerai pameran pada Program Festival Durian Malaysia hari ini. -- fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

BEIJING: Malaysia's Musang King is so popular here that unscrupulous vendors have used the name to label low quality fruit to attract customers.

Although such cases were not rampant, Malaysia wants to protect the good name of this superior species produced only in the country, said PLS Plantations chief executive office Lee Hun Kheng.

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