At the Malaysian Bar’s Walk for Peace & …


At the Malaysian Bar’s Walk for Peace & Freedom today: #BERSIH 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah with treasurer Masjaliza Hamzah and Steering Committee member representing South Peninsula Thomas Fann; with Himpunan Hijau leader Wong Tack. #MansuhAktaHasutan




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If I’m charged, I know I’m in good company, says Ambiga – The Malaysian Insider


“We all want what is best for our children and we must never be afraid to speak up in defence of our children, the next generation, if there is any instruction that has the effect of narrowing their minds, thus depriving them of the chance of achieving intellectual excellence.”

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If I’m charged, I know I’m in good company, says Ambiga – The Malaysian Insider

As police initiate investigations into Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, the former Bar Council president said she was proud to be among those caught in Putrajaya’s…


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Lynas slumps 10% ceasing negotiations on debt restructuring – The Malaysian Insider


Shares in Australia’s Lynas Corp slumped as much as 13% on Monday to touch two-month lows after the rare earths miner said it had ceased negotiations with Nomura on debt restructuring.

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Lynas slumps 10% ceasing negotiations on debt restructuring – The Malaysian Insider

Shares in Australia’s Lynas Corp slumped as much as 13% on Monday to touch two-month lows after the rare earths miner said it had ceased negotiations…


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Greenpeace joins local groups urging Malaysian Government not to issue permanent license to…


Mr Wong Tack, Chairman of Himpunan Hijau (HH) who pledged, ‘Five days from now, at midnight on the 2nd of September, we expect that the doors of the Lynas plant will shut, when this happens, we know that the Malaysian Government have listened to over 1.2 million concerned citizens, and our international friends. We will continue our work to protect our beautiful country, Malaysia.’

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Greenpeace joins local groups urging Malaysian Government not to issue permanent license to…

Kuala Lumpur, 29 August 2014 – Greenpeace today joined local groups calling on the Malaysian government to deny the granting of a permanent license for the Lynas plant in Kuantan, citing the grave and unresolved radioactive and environmental threats associated with the controversial rare earth proce…


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Greenpeace to the Malaysian Government :…


Greenpeace to the Malaysian Government : DO NOT issue the permanent operating license to Lynas !

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Deny Lynas Corporation a permanent operating license to ensure the health and well being of its people and to protect the environment, until the company institutes reliable and internationally recognised best practice environmental protection protocols and conditions that are acceptable for all stakeholders for its operations in Kuantan, and comes up with an acceptable solution for the management and disposal of its waste outside Malaysia.”




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“We appeal to the Malaysian authorities …


“We appeal to the Malaysian authorities to listen to the demands of local groups and deny the granting of a permanent operating license to Lynas. Our research on the issue reveals that Lynas has not been operating according to best environmental practices and standards. As far as we know, the company has yet to come up with a convincingly safe and acceptable solution for its radioactive waste outputs, and this is cause for grave public concern,” said Von Hernandez, Greenpeace Southeast Asia Executive Director.




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