Red flag over bauxite mining - NGO warns of risks due to lax enforcement

An environmental NGO has called for the moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang to be extended, noting how such activities in the past resulted in a “Martian environment”.

“We all know that enforcement of rules is not a well-carried out procedure in this country,” said Peka vice-president Sophine Tan.

She warned that unless all guidelines set out by the International...