Wednesday 16 May 2018

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Lynas says share price drop due to change in government

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by Anna Napoli May 15, 2018 11:32 AM

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ASX:LYC Lynas (ASX:LYC) has attributed yesterday’s 9.5 per cent share price slide to changes in the Malaysian Government.

The rare earths miner says it’s looking forward to working with the new government.

The company also referred to a recent media article which raised concerns about the companies environmental monitoring in its Malaysian plant.

But, Lynas says there are no issues with the governance of its operations.

Shares in Lynas (ASX:LYC) are trading 1.83 per cent higher at $2.50.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/425358
Special committee on Lynas issue to be set up, says Wong Tack 

Bernama | Published on 16 May 2018, 11:59 am | Modified on Today 12:55 am




A special committee will be set up to review the Lynas issue in the near future, says Himpunan Hijau chairperson and Bentong MP Wong Tack.

Wong said that he was committed to championing the issue of Lynas, which has dragged on for 10 years.

"The establishment of the committee will not only discuss the issue of radioactive pollution by the waste from the Lynas plant, as was previously focused on by the government.

"The committee will also look into issues on the management of waste, verification of licenses owned by Lynas, selection of plant location, and health and environment (issues)," he said when met at a press conference on the issue at the Semambu assemblyperson’s office today.

Also present were Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, Semambu assemblyperson Lee Chean Chung, and Save Malaysia Stop Lynas chairperson, Tan Bun Teet.

- Bernama
https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2018/05/426507/jawatankuasa-khas-kaji-aspek-keselamatan-kilang-lynas

Jawatankuasa khas kaji aspek keselamatan kilang Lynas

 


AHLI Parlimen Kuantan, Fuziah Salleh (duduk, dua dari kiri), Ahli Parlimen Bentong, Wong Tuck (duduk, tiga dari kiri) dan Pengerusi Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL), Tan Bun Teet (duduk, dua dari kanan) dalam sidang media di pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Semambu. - Foto Shaharinnahar Ab Latib


Oleh Shahrinnahar Latib
cnews@nstp.com.my

KUANTAN: Kumpulan anti-Lynas hari ini meminta kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (PH) supaya menubuhkan satu jawatankuasa khas untuk mengkaji semula aspek penetapan syarat dan operasi yang dikenakan terhadap kilang memproses nadir bumi itu di Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng, dekat sini.

Pengerusi Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL), Tan Bun Teet, berkata perkara itu perlu diberi keutamaan kepada kerajaan kerana ia membabitkan soal keselamatan dan kesihatan rakyat di daerah ini.

"Kita harap dapat kaji semula segala aspek keselamatan kilang berkenaan. Kita harap ia dapat dilaksanakan dalam tempoh 100 hari pemerintahan kerajaan baharu ini," katanya pada sidang media di pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Semambu di sini, hari ini.

Yang turut hadir, Ahli Parlimen Kuantan, Fuziah Salleh, Ahli Parlimen Bentong, Wong Tuck dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Semambu, Lee Chean Chung.

Bun Teet berkata, banyak isu yang masih belum selesai, termasuk di mana sisa buangan bahan mineral itu dibuang selain pihak syarikat itu didakwa tidak pernah mengadakan dialog bersama penduduk Kuantan.

"Lynas sebelum ini tidak pernah berdialog dengan warga Kuantan untuk menjelaskan mengenai operasi kilang mereka.

"Justeru, selepas kerajaan baharu dibentuk, saya amat mengharapkan isu ini diberi perhatian kerana ia membabitkan soal keselamatan awam dan alam sekitar," katanya

Sementara itu, Wong Tuck, berkata pihaknya tetap komited memperjuangkan isu Lynas, terutama selepas kerajaan baharu dibentuk malah mesej yang ingin disampaikan adalah jelas iaitu mahu operasi kilang berkenaan mengikut prosedur.

"Kita tidak tahu sejauh mana selamatnya kilang Lynas dan tidak berkompromi terhadap sebarang isu keselamatan awam dan alam sekitar. Usaha secara komprehansif akan dilakukan untuk memastikan kilang itu mematuhi prosedur dari pelbagai aspek,"katanya.

Fuziah pula berkata, beliau menawarkan diri untuk menjadi orang tengah antara Lynas dengan penduduk, NGO dan kerajaan untuk berbincang isu berkenaan.

"Cukuplah Lynas mendapat perlindungan daripada kerajaan sebelum ini. Saya percaya, kerajaan pimpinan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tidak akan membiarkan projek seperti Lynas diteruskan jika memberi kesan kepada rakyat dan alam sekitar," katanya.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/17/mp-pledges-special-committee-to-review-lynas-issue/MP pledges special committee to review Lynas issue

Bernama | May 17, 2018

Bentong MP Wong Tack says the committee will discuss matters including radioactive pollution, waste management and verification of licences owned by Lynas.

Bentong MP Wong Tack says the Lynas issue has dragged on for 10 years now. (File pic)

KUANTAN: Bentong MP Wong Tack has assured that a special committee will soon be set up to review the Lynas issue.

Wong, who is also chairman of Himpunan Hijau, said he was committed to championing the issue which had dragged on for 10 years now.

“The established committee will not only discuss the issue of radioactive pollution by the waste from the Lynas plant, as it was previously focused on by the government.

“The committee will also look into issues on the management of waste, verification of licences owned by Lynas, selection of plant location, health and environment,” he said when met at a press conference at the Semambu state assemblyman’s office here yesterday. Also present were Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, Semambu assemblyman Lee Chean Chung and Save Malaysia Stop Lynas chairman Tan Bun Teet
http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/pahang/ngo-mahu-isu-lynas-diteliti-1.835219



NGO mahu isu Lynas diteliti

Erma Yusnida Jusoh
16 Mei 2018

             
KUANTAN - Kerajaan diminta meneliti semula isu kilang Lynas dengan mewujudkan jawatankuasa khas untuk mengkaji aspek berkaitan syarat perlesenan dan operasi kilang tersebut.

Pengerusi Badan Bukan Kerajaan (NGO) Save Malaysia Stop Lynas, Tan Boon Teet berkata, pihaknya berharap dalam tempoh 100 hari, kerajaan dapat memberi fokus terhadap isu Lynas.

Menurutnya, banyak isu yang masih belum selesai termasuk di mana sisa buangan dibuang selain tidak pernah mengadakan dialog bersama penduduk Kuantan.

“Lynas sebelum ini tidak pernah berdialog dengan warga Kuantan untuk menjelaskan mengenai operasi kilang mereka.
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“Justeru, selepas kerajaan baru dibentuk, saya amat mengharapkan isu ini diberi perhatian kerana ia melibatkan soal keselamatan awam dan alam sekitar,” katanya kepada pada sidang media di Pusat Khidmat Dun Semambu, di sini, hari ini.

Hadir sama, Ahli Parlimen Bentong, Wong Tuck dan Ahli Parlimen Kuantan, Fuziah Salleh. Wong Tuck bersama Fuziah dan wakil NGO pada sidang media yang diadakan.

Sementara itu, Wong Tuck berkata, pihaknya tetap komited memperjuangkan isu Lynas terutama selepas kerajaan baru dibentuk.

Beliau berkata, mesej yang ingin disampaikan adalah jelas iaitu mahu operasi Lynas mengikut prosedur.

“Kita tidak tahu sejauh mana selamatnya kilang Lynas dan tidak berkompromi terhadap sebarang isu keselamatan awam dan alam sekitar.

“Usaha secara komprehensif akan dilakukan untuk memastikan kilang itu mematuhi prosedur dari pelbagai aspek,” katanya.

Wong Tuck menegaskan, pihaknya akan pastikan rakyat dan persekitaran dilindungi daripada sebarang pencemaran ekoran operandi kilang itu.

Dalam pada itu, Fuziah menawarkan diri untuk menjadi orang tengah antara Lynas dengan penduduk, NGO dan kerajaan untuk berbincang isu tersebut.

Katanya, perkara yang timbul perlu dijelaskan dengan telus.

“Cukuplah Lynas mendapat perlindungan daripada kerajaan sebelum ini.

“Saya percaya, kerajaan pimpinan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tidak akan membiarkan projek mega seperti Lynas diteruskan jika memberi kesan kepada rakyat dan alam sekitar,” katanya.
                                                                      En. Tan Bun Teet
 Ahli Parliament Kuantan, Ahli Parliament Bentong, YB Dun Semambu, Himpunan Hijau, Gelombang Hijau & Gerakan Anti Bauxite
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/17/mps-want-new-psc-to-probe-lynas/
MPs want new PSC to probe Lynas

Nation

Thursday, 17 May 2018

by ong han sean



Controversial plant: While the MPs claim that a review of Lynas’ safety issues is necessary, they also note that the Government cannot just shut down the plant, as regulations must be followed.


KUANTAN: Two Pakatan Harapan MPs involved in the anti-Lynas movement will push for the setting up of a new parliamentary select committee (PSC) to reopen investigations into the Lynas rare earth refinery here.

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said the parameters of the new PSC’s review of the Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP) would have to be redefined, claiming that the previous definition of safety had been skewed towards the narrative that supported Lynas.

“It had always been about radiation before this while waste management was never mentioned.

“They were completely silent on that,” she said here yesterday.

Fuziah added that the previous PSC also did not include the views from opposition MPs.

She said a new committee should be formed to seek opinions from experts and civil society groups.

Bentong MP Wong Tack claimed the previous PSC’s purpose was just to legitimise Lynas’ operations.

“The new PSC will take into consideration the views of stakeholders. We have to be proper and transparent this time,” he said.

Fuziah said the new PSC could only be set up once Parliament reconvenes.

In the meantime, other options are to initiate a caucus or a ministerial committee once the related minister is appointed, she added.

In 2012, the PSC concluded in its report that Lynas should be awarded a temporary operating licence (TOL) after finding that it met the stipulated requirements.

Fuziah also said the Pakatan government could not simply freeze operations at Lynas or shut it down immediately as regulations have to be followed.

“We can only ask to declassify whatever documents we have not seen before this. There are procedures we have to follow,” she added.

Wong said the Government should not go to the extreme when dealing with the matter.

He also said the views of experts would be sought in their review of Lynas’ operations and licensing.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/17/mps-want-new-psc-to-probe-lynas/#P8g846KKp5f3tzlK.99

Monday 14 May 2018

UPDATE ON LYNAS LAMP

This is the pic that will give u an idea how big the pile of dredged-up solid waste stored under the roofed structure.



Here is the picture showing the back portion of LAMP with a rather long roof at the forefront and greenish pools at the far end of the picture. The long roof is the covered structure erected recently with its bottom section constructed resembling the existing RSFs. The volume in which the dredged up solid wastes piled up until the roof as can be seen in other photos attached. The picture of YB Cheam Chung standing in front of the structure on this side of the fence will give you a sense of its immense height. Given the length of the structure, one can imagine how much solid wastes had been produced in the years LAMP was operating!














https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/13/pakatan-to-review-lynas-rare-earth-operations/#803tTlimivOw4OCg.99

Pakatan to review Lynas rare earth operations
Nation Sunday, 13 May 2018 9:16 PM MYT
by ong han sean



File photo of the the Lynas rare earth refinery in Gebeng, near Kuantan.

KUANTAN: The Pakatan Harapan Government will have to review the operation of the Lynas rare earth refinery here, especially its waste management.

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said she had asked the anti-Lynas groups to compile documentations on the Lynas issue such as the licensing of the plant in Gebeng here.

"We have to look into the various issues such as licensing, waste management, residue and discharge from the plant and whether we are getting the correct information before this.

"If there is data that is being kept from us, we will open and scrutinise it," she said at a thanksgiving event in celebration of Pakatan's victory here Sunday.

Fuziah said the issue with Lynas was not about closing down the plant but rather about its waste management.

"I have always said that the best practice is to send the waste back. Although the residue has a low radiation level it has a long life. Our duty is protecting the people from being exposed to it in the long term.

"Such radiation will affect not only our health but the ecosystem. It can even go into our food chain," she said.

Fuziah said she would engage with the ministry appointed to oversee the matter as this issue was of utmost priority to her.

"We have to review everything such as the lack of a permanent disposal facility that has been promised by the previous ministers. They got away without doing it," she claimed.

"We know the law does not allow transportation of radioactive material across countries so the people have been fooled by the media all this while. The media covered up this issue, telling the people Lynas is safe," she said.

Fuziah added that the best solution was a permanent disposal facility and not merely storing the waste in Kuantan's "backyard".

Also present was Teruntum assemblyman Sim Chon Siang, who had been re-elected for his second term.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/13/pakatan-to-review-lynas-rare-earth-operations/#ecaPQQUB5KVK5wc6.99