Settler has no regrets turning down RM1mil bauxite offer


The bauxite mining situation in Felda Bukit Goh in Kuantan.

KUANTAN: A resident of Kampung Felda Bukit Goh is determined not to lease her land for bauxite mining despite getting an offer of RM1mil as payment.  

Salwani Tajuddin, 37, said even though many of the villagers had become “instant millionaires” after leasing their land, their lives seemed to be listless.  

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