Sahabat Alam Malaysia has expressed shock that the Perak government and Putrajaya have inked a deal with a Chinese company to undertake the exploration of rare-earth minerals in the state. plant that resulted in serious radioactive poisoning in the Bukit Merah community.
"Especially if we are talking about radioactive thorium and uranium wastes that remain hazardous in the environment for generations to come. with Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd"to catalyse Malaysia's downstream rare earth industrial, research and technological capabilities". "These wastes will remain radioactive for billions of years and pose high risks to the people of Perak," she said.