GEORGE TOWN: With Thaipusam just around the corner, a third-generation coconut supplier in Penang is embarking on a stock-clearing exercise involving more than 200,000 coconuts. “Last year, some 300,000 coconuts were smashed during the Thaipusam celebration in Penang. Loganathan said so far, he had secured about 80,000 orders and hoped to clear the old stock before Thaipusam on Jan 21. During Thaipusam, Hindu devotees smash coconuts on the road to symbolise the breaking of one’s ego and to reveal the purity inside. Last month, The Star reported that far cheaper coconuts imported from Indonesia had caused a drop in demand for the local ones.

Source: The Star January 06, 2019 00:00 UTC