Money does grow on trees

Big side hustle: Mohd Zulariffin showing off a dried ketapang leaf he gathered from the forest in Batu Pahat, Johor.

JOHOR BARU: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and a lecturer here has proven that point well.

Dr Mohd Zulariffin Md Maarof has been making money by supplying dried ketapang (Terminalia catappa) leaves to the United States market for the past 10 years, since he was a student.