'Cancel EIA for rare earth mines size of 924 football fields'

Published: Sep 11, 2020 1:38 AM | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 4:33 PM

A group of Orang Asli villagers from Pos Lanai, Pahang, wants the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for three rare earth mines to be cancelled.

Citing a letter they received from the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa), the group said permission has been given to carry out an EIA for three mines spanning 660ha...

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