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Putting an end to Ubin's prickly problem
To address residents' complaints about visitors taking away durians from the island, a durian festival will be held and the fruit harvested by NParks will be shared freely with visitors and residents alike
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Janice Tai
It has been a thorny issue for years.
Whenever durians ripen twice a year on the island of Pulau Ubin, clashes would occur between its residents and visitors who go over to stake their claim on the king of fruits.
