Pollution

Pahang MCA Forms Committee To Monitor Lynas

Posted on February 11, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

(Bernama) — The Pahang MCA will form a special committee to monitor operations of the Lynas Advance Material Plants (LAMP) which has been issued with a temporary operating licence (TOL). State MCA chairman Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the committee, to be formed together with several Chinese associations in Pahang, would see that LAMP [...]

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Some way to go for Lynas to get full licence, says Mustapa

Posted on February 9, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-themalaysianinsider.com- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 – The government does not expect to grant Lynas a full operating licence soon for its rare earth refinery in Kuantan as it has yet to fulfill all pre-conditions, said Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed today. The Minister of International Trade and Industry was responding to a question in a press [...]

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Bar Council wants government to pull Lynas licence

Posted on February 7, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-themalaysianinsider.com- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The Bar Council demanded today Putrajaya revoke or at least suspend a temporary operating licence (TOL) to Lynas Corp, saying the move was “hasty” and reckless. Its president Lim Chee Wee urged the federal government to take steps for a meaningful consultation with those likely to be most affected [...]

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Liow wants Lynas TOL details made public

Posted on February 5, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-themalaysianinsider.com- By Lisa J. Ariffin February 05, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The government should disclose details of the temporary operating license (TOL) issued to Lynas Corp to the public, MCA minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today. The Health Minister said he hopes the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) would reveal “on [...]

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AELB: Lynas licence not issued yet

Posted on February 3, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-Free Malaysia Today- It also says that the TOL will answer the public’s questions on safety and whether the LAMP meets national and international regulations. DENGKIL: The Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) today clarified that Lynas Corporation has yet to be issued a Temporary Operating Licence (TOL). The TOL, which was approved on Wednesday, would [...]

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Anti-Lynas group aims to vote out BN to stop rare earth plant

Posted on February 2, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-themalaysianinsider.com- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 – The Barisan Nasional (BN) government may have just given away free votes to its rival Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in the next general elections despite a bid to claw back its customary two-thirds majority in Parliament. Outraged by Putrajaya’s decision to award a temporary licence to an Australian rare earth [...]

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Lynas shares soar on Malaysian approval

Posted on February 2, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-The Sydney Morning Herald- Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board granted Lynas a temporary operating license to begin refining rare earths under certain conditions following public protests. Lynas shares soared as much as 26.5 cents, or 20 per cent, to $1.60 in early trading to lead all stocks on the ASX200. The Sydney-based miner will be [...]

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AELB grants Lynas Corp conditional TOL

Posted on February 2, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-The Star- PETALING JAYA: The Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has granted Australian company Lynas Corporation a temporary operating licence (TOL) for its controversial Pahang-based rare earth plant provided it fulfils five conditions. The licence could be suspended or cancelled while future applications won’t be entertained if Lynas did not adhere to the conditions, said [...]

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Lynas receives ‘conditional’ licence to operate

Posted on February 1, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-Free Malaysia Today- AELB warns Lynas Corp that it will not hesitate to suspend or revoke the licence if the conditions are not met. PETALING JAYA: The Atomic Energy Licencing Board (AELB) and the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) have granted Lynas Corp its long awaited temporary operating licence (TOL) for its rare earth [...]

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‘Lynas plant licence application full of holes’

Posted on January 27, 2012. Filed under: Pollution |

-malaysiakini.com- Anti-Lynas groups are charging that the application submitted for the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (Lamp) pre-operating licence is “full of holes”. In a four-page joint memorandum submitted yesterday, Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) and the Stop Lynas Coalition (SLC) said among other issues, the Lynas’ waste management plan does not fully disclose the contents [...]

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