RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL – MALAYSIA

Minister cans visit after waste rebuff

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Original article by Amanda Hodge
The Australian – Page: 8 : 20-Jun-19

The future of Lynas Corporation’s rare earths processing plant in Malaysia remains uncertain after the nation’s Environment Minister Yeo Bee cancelled a trip to Australia. Yeo was scheduled to meet federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley on 19 June and Western Australian Mines Minister Bill Johnston on 20 June. Yeo advised that her visit would not proceed after Johnston indicated that the talks would be a waste of time as WA will not allow Lynas’s low-level radioactive waste to be imported from Malaysia. Ley is also of the view that disposal of the waste material is Malaysia’s responsibility.

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LYNAS CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX LYC, MALAYSIA. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF MINES, INDUSTRY REGULATION AND SAFETY

Mine activist in jail

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Original article by Lisa Cox
The Age – Page: 12 : 24-Jun-14

Some 1,000 people demonstrated on 22 June 2014 at a rare earths processing plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, against Australian-listed owner Lynas Corporation. There have been fears by residents about the potential impact of radioactive waste. After the protest became violent, 16 arrests were made. Among those detained is Australian anti-mining campaigner Natalie Lowrey, who faces a charge under Malaysia’s Immigration Act for breaching visa regulations

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LYNAS CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX LYC, HIMPUNAN HIJAU, PAKATAN RAKYAT