Why build Lynas waste disposal site near water source, asks MP

KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition MP has questioned the government’s rationale in selecting a site in Gebeng for Lynas to set up its permanent disposal facility (PDF), meant to manage its low-level radioactive waste. Fuziah Salleh (PH-Kuantan) said that according to a preliminary environmental impact assessment by Lynas in 2008, the site, located near the rare […]

Jakarta, KL worried about nuclear subs Down Under

JAKARTA: Malaysia and Indonesia have strong reservations over Australia’s decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons are not part of the plan, foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah said. Referring to Aukus, a trilateral security pact agreed last month between Australia, the United States and the UK, Saifuddin said the two Southeast Asian nations were […]