![Fruit galore: Thai monkey festival returns as tourists come back Fruit galore: Thai monkey festival returns as tourists come back](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/61638092013_LOPBURI.jpg)
Fruit galore: Thai monkey festival returns as tourists come back
Hundreds of macaques were seen climbing on people and stacks of fruit, munching away on bananas and pineapples.
Sun Nov 28 2021
![UMK graduate turns 'towkay', earns lucrative income UMK graduate turns 'towkay', earns lucrative income](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/81625397650_WanLokmanWanHaron.jpg)
UMK graduate turns 'towkay', earns lucrative income
A Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) graduate is earning a five-figure income by cultivating pineapples, an endeavour that he started three years ago.
Sun Jul 04 2021
![Prickly problem: Taiwan says won't be beaten by China pineapple ban Prickly problem: Taiwan says won't be beaten by China pineapple ban](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/41614760180_PINEAPPLE.jpg)
Prickly problem: Taiwan says won't be beaten by China pineapple ban
China last week stopped the import of Taiwanese pineapples, citing "harmful creatures" it said could come with the fruit.
Wed Mar 03 2021
![Forbidden fruit: Taiwan urges people to eat more pineapples after China ban Forbidden fruit: Taiwan urges people to eat more pineapples after China ban](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-02/51614494400_pineapple.jpg)
Forbidden fruit: Taiwan urges people to eat more pineapples after China ban
China said on Friday that starting in March it would suspend imports of pineapples from sub-tropical Taiwan, citing "harmful creatures".
Sun Feb 28 2021