KOTA BARU: Lynas Corp has been told to relocate its residue disposal site further away from its Gebeng plant and local communities, saidDatuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The Prime Minister said this did not mean that the rare earth project and its residue is harmful.
The move, he added, was made after taking into consideration the psychological and emotional effects on the community.
"The location is still being determined but it is going to be far away.
"We have studied the Lynas project and we have come out with scientific evidence endorsed by local and international experts, that the Lynas plant and rare earth residue are safe.
"But we are also aware this issue have caused emotional and psychological concern among the people, and also that it has been politically exploited.
"Therefore, the government has decided to make this move," Najib told reporters at Wakaf Mek Zainab here.
The government has been under pressure from groups, most recently Himpunan Hijau 2.0, to shut down the rare earth project over safety fears
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