Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd has started gold mining in Bukit Koman near Raub, raising concern among neighbouring communities about health risks. But who exactly owns RAGM?
This is from the Peninsular Gold Ltd website:
Aussie firm builds rare earth plant in Kuantan
Something we will have to pay close attention to: an Australian firm, Lynas Corporation, is building an ‘Advanced Materials Plant’ in Gebeng, Kuantan to process rare earth concentrate.
Malaysians now are familiar with rare earth and the problem of radioactive waste after what happened in Papan. Lynas, however, argues that its radioactive levels will be safe (see response below).
The firm appears to have engaged public relations firm Fox Communications to handle the Malaysian public.
Lynas had a concentrate plant in China but the firm moved that back to Australia, where it owns large rare earth deposits. If the raw materials are in Mt Weld, why would it choose Kuantan as the site for its ‘advanced’ processing plant?
Let’s look at the reasons given by Lynas for choosing Kuantan:
More details needed on Sg Juru land sale deal
More details are required on the Penang state government’s sale of 8.1ha of land near one of the most polluted rivers in the country, the 8km-long Sungai Juru.
The land was sold to Juru Auto-City, which will now have to rehabilitate the river.
Under the arrangement with the state government (reported in the Sunday Star on 13 June), Juru Auto-City would revive the river and its banks for activities such as fishing, boating and the breeding of prawns and crabs.
Are they going to throw some mud balls in and hope for the best? See here and here too.
More images here.
Is the food you eat natural?
After you view this film, you may never want to order a hamburger – and more – again. This is the world of agrobusiness dominated by multinational corporations.
This film comes in 10 parts, but after watching just three or four parts, you’ll get the picture.
Thanks to MalaysianinNewYork for the heads up.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20
- Not surprised. RT @anwaribrahim: Court:our appeal for docs rejected!Can't we prepare our defense?Why deny us? #
- http://twitpic.com/1wxm3o #
- Here we go again! RT @chunwai09: Perak DAP Adun Keshvinder Singh quits party and declares support for MB Zambry. #
- Hmmm, I should be rotating the photo in my phone first so that it comes out the right way up! #
- Just testing sending photos on twitter 🙂 #
- http://twitpic.com/1wwsht #
- Side effects of cholesterol-lowering statins: more risk of liver problems, kidney failure, muscle weakness, cataracts http://bit.ly/dsbxda #
- RT @malikimtiaz: TBH inquest resumes. Porntip video link application this morning. http://fb.me/B86jHIEK #
- Hey whadayaknow, U.S. Knew About Afghan mineral bonanza back in 2007 and that could have influenced military buildup http://huff.to/aItZoI #
- US oil spill is 'environmental 9/11' – a defining moment that cud change how Americans view the environment http://bit.ly/cDPv7w #
- U.S. eye massive iron and copper deposits in Afghanistan worth US$1 trillion. Economic colonialism beckons? http://nyti.ms/b9xJcU #
- RT @shenloh Watch as those involved manipulate the vote on the Botanical gardens arches http://screenr.com/3nK #
- RT @shenloh Watch as those involved manipulated the vote on the Botanical gardens arches http://screenr.com/3nK #
Is this the shape of things to come?
The way we go about planning the economy without a thought to the environment is worrying. Sometimes a cartoon can say so much more than words.
Berjaya-owned Sun spotlights sports betting
Of late, the Berjaya-owned Sun newspaper has been highlighting the issue of sports betting and illegal betting syndicates. It’s news coverage, however, should be seen in the light of who owns the free tabloid.
On 15 June, the paper front-paged Mahathir’s dismissal of opposition protests on the issue with the headline “It’s all politics”.
The following day, the paper wheeled out ex-Magnum director and former Anwar ally S Nallukarupan with the headline “Anwar’s ploy”. Nalla lashed out at Anwar, saying “the issue has been manipulated by PKR for political mileage”. Keshwinder’s defection was sidelined to the left-hand column of the front-page.
Today’s Sun frontpages the arrests of 10 people for running illegal online betting on World Cup football matches.
Leaning Arch: Now you can’t measure the tilt!
Talk about a cover up! Someone has just put up a barrier around the ‘Leaning Arch of Penang’ after the revelation yesterday that its tilt has worsened.
Notice that the fencing is not to protect the unsuspecting public from danger in case the arch collapses (it is too small for that). But it appears aimed at blocking Penang’s newest ‘tourist attraction’ from further public scrutiny.
Leaning Arch of Penang: A poem
Blog reader, cheahst, was so ‘inspired’ by the ‘Arc of Folly’ (as he calls it) in Penang that he immediately penned a poem.
what could be more beautiful or symbolic…
than a slowly tilting crumbling arch.
representing all the trespass, all the folly,
of governance in decline.
Canadian property market receives lift
Hey, maybe I shouldn’t have gone into journalism.
Perhaps I should have gone into politics or property investment.
Then I would be interested in some of these exclusive properties displayed on the Sarawak Report website.