Lack of knowledge on bauxite mining

A plot that has been cleared for bauxite mining. — filepic

KUANTAN: A study has found that Malaysian youths are generally aware of the bauxite mining issue here but they do not understand it.

The study conducted by EcoKnights, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Pahang and Waseda University discovered that more than 80% of the 419 youths from nationwide who took part felt that the mainstream media had not provided adequate information on the subject.