Ushering in the New Year with pineapples


Innovative idea: Sih said their decorated pineapples were well received by traders and customers.

PONTIAN: Instead of exchanging mandarin oranges – which are dearer and fewer – this Chinese New Year, one enterprising trader is trying to encourage the gift of pineapples.

The pineapples of Jutawan Enterprise owner Sih Huay Heng come in flower pots and are decorated with red ribbons and colourful cards.

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