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Viral: Chinese Family Eats 5.5 Kg Of Durian Outside Thailand Airport As Flight Bans Fruit
- Monday September 22, 2025
- Travel | Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
In the viral video, the father appeared cheerful while opening the durian boxes, but the son could be seen eating with a poker face and even gagging.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Singapore Hotel Imposes Rs 13,000 Fine On Tourist For Eating Durian In Room
- Sunday June 1, 2025
- Travel | Written by NDTV Travel Desk, Edited by Toshita Sahni
The woman was visiting Singapore with a friend when they bought durian from a roadside stall. She didn't know that she would be penalised for bringing it back to her hotel room.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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"Tastes Like..": IMF's Gita Gopinath On Trying World's Smelliest Fruit Durian
- Sunday November 20, 2022
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Gita Gopinath visited hawker centres in Singapore and tried the native fruit Durian, which is widely accepted as the world's smelliest fruit.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wait, What: Pizza Hut Taiwan Introduces Durian, Mango Toppings On Pizza
- Monday July 18, 2022
- Somdatta Saha
Reportedly, Pizza Hut Taiwan wants to do justice with the "often maligned" delectable, earthy fruit - durian. Hence, they launched "Dumans Shui Jinjin Pizza".
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food.ndtv.com
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Durian, A Smelly Fruit, Causes Mayhem, 6 Bavarian Post Office Workers Ill
- Tuesday June 23, 2020
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Durian, a fruit common in southeast Asian countries, created mayhem at a Bavarian post office in Germany says a report in The Guardian. Six people had to be hospitalized due to acute nausea.
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www.ndtv.com
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Durian Fruit Can Be Used to Charge Your Phone's Battery: Study
- Friday March 6, 2020
- Vineet Washington
A method to develop super-capacitors from durian and jackfruit waste has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Sydney.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Chinese Hunger For "World's Smelliest Fruit" Durian Threatens Malaysian Rain Forests
- Thursday February 7, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit.
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www.ndtv.com
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World's Smelliest Fruit, 2 Of them, Sold For Rs. 71,000 Each. Here's Why
- Thursday January 31, 2019
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Two durian fruits have sold for nearly $1,000 each in Indonesia, an eye-watering price that lit up social media and prompted awestruck fans to take selfies with the pungent pair.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indonesian Plane Delayed For An Hour Over Freight Of Stinky Fruit
- Wednesday November 7, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A cargo of pungent durian fruit led an Indonesian plane to be delayed for an hour after passengers turned their noses up at the funky freight and refused to fly.
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www.ndtv.com
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Thailand Sends Smelly Durian Fruit Into Space
- Saturday June 2, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Thailand plans to shoot durian into orbit to test its durability in a project that could see the staple "king of fruits" consumed in zero-gravity conditions. "In the future we want astronauts to be able to eat Thai food," said a spokesperson for Thailand's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).
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www.ndtv.com
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College Library Evacuated Fearing A Gas Leak. It Was A Rotten Durian
- Monday April 30, 2018
- Offbeat | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post
Add "cause for a university evacuation in Australia" to the long list of reasons that durian may be the world's most maligned fruit.
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www.ndtv.com
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Viral: Chinese Family Eats 5.5 Kg Of Durian Outside Thailand Airport As Flight Bans Fruit
- Monday September 22, 2025
- Travel | Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
In the viral video, the father appeared cheerful while opening the durian boxes, but the son could be seen eating with a poker face and even gagging.
-
www.ndtv.com/travel
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Singapore Hotel Imposes Rs 13,000 Fine On Tourist For Eating Durian In Room
- Sunday June 1, 2025
- Travel | Written by NDTV Travel Desk, Edited by Toshita Sahni
The woman was visiting Singapore with a friend when they bought durian from a roadside stall. She didn't know that she would be penalised for bringing it back to her hotel room.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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"Tastes Like..": IMF's Gita Gopinath On Trying World's Smelliest Fruit Durian
- Sunday November 20, 2022
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Gita Gopinath visited hawker centres in Singapore and tried the native fruit Durian, which is widely accepted as the world's smelliest fruit.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Wait, What: Pizza Hut Taiwan Introduces Durian, Mango Toppings On Pizza
- Monday July 18, 2022
- Somdatta Saha
Reportedly, Pizza Hut Taiwan wants to do justice with the "often maligned" delectable, earthy fruit - durian. Hence, they launched "Dumans Shui Jinjin Pizza".
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Durian, A Smelly Fruit, Causes Mayhem, 6 Bavarian Post Office Workers Ill
- Tuesday June 23, 2020
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Durian, a fruit common in southeast Asian countries, created mayhem at a Bavarian post office in Germany says a report in The Guardian. Six people had to be hospitalized due to acute nausea.
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www.ndtv.com
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Durian Fruit Can Be Used to Charge Your Phone's Battery: Study
- Friday March 6, 2020
- Vineet Washington
A method to develop super-capacitors from durian and jackfruit waste has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Sydney.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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Chinese Hunger For "World's Smelliest Fruit" Durian Threatens Malaysian Rain Forests
- Thursday February 7, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit.
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www.ndtv.com
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World's Smelliest Fruit, 2 Of them, Sold For Rs. 71,000 Each. Here's Why
- Thursday January 31, 2019
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Two durian fruits have sold for nearly $1,000 each in Indonesia, an eye-watering price that lit up social media and prompted awestruck fans to take selfies with the pungent pair.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Indonesian Plane Delayed For An Hour Over Freight Of Stinky Fruit
- Wednesday November 7, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A cargo of pungent durian fruit led an Indonesian plane to be delayed for an hour after passengers turned their noses up at the funky freight and refused to fly.
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www.ndtv.com
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Thailand Sends Smelly Durian Fruit Into Space
- Saturday June 2, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Thailand plans to shoot durian into orbit to test its durability in a project that could see the staple "king of fruits" consumed in zero-gravity conditions. "In the future we want astronauts to be able to eat Thai food," said a spokesperson for Thailand's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).
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www.ndtv.com
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College Library Evacuated Fearing A Gas Leak. It Was A Rotten Durian
- Monday April 30, 2018
- Offbeat | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post
Add "cause for a university evacuation in Australia" to the long list of reasons that durian may be the world's most maligned fruit.
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www.ndtv.com