By Baradan Kuppusamy
KUANTAN, Malaysia - Malaysians protesting against an Australian-owned rare-earth refinery that will generate radioactive waste are determined to agitate until the project is abandoned.
"It is time to shut down the Lynas plant," said Wong Tack, chairman of the Himpunan Hijau (Green Gathering Malay) or HHC that is leading a mass movement against the controversial refinery.
On February 26, the HHC organized its biggest-ever mass protest in the coastal town of Kuantan, capital of Pahang state, attracting 15,000 ordinary Malaysians as well as prominent public figures, including Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the opposition Pakatan Rayat coalition. READ MORE
