Fearing radioactive pollution, activists protest against plans for a rare earth refinery. About 300 Malaysians have staged a peaceful protest against plans for an Australian-built rare earth refinery amid fears of radioactive pollution.
The plant being built by Australian miner Lynas in eastern Malaysia could curtail China s monopoly on the global supply of rare earths for making high-tech goods.
Protesters, including opposition lawmakers marched on Friday from Kuala Lumpur s Petronas Twin Towers to a street near the Australian High Commission.
Some carried banners that read "Go back to Australia" and "Malaysia not a radioactive waste dump site."
Lynas says the plant will have state-of-the art contamination controls. The International Atomic Energy Agency is helping Malaysia investigate whether there will be any risks.
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