Well-stocked: Hafifiy packing kurma for customers at his store in Bandar Baru Uda, Johor Baru.
JOHOR BARU: The sale of kurma or dates, which has become synonymous with Ramadan, appears to have dropped this year despite the reopening of the borders.
Amir Pasha Mustapha Pasha, 30, who is the director of a company selling dates, said he was surprised over the slow sales this Ramadan.
