Study shows youths don't understand bauxite mining issue


  • Nation
  • Friday, 17 Mar 2017

Lorries parked at Felda Bukit Goh in Kuantan after the state ordered a freeze on bauxite mining

KUANTAN: Malaysian youths are aware of the bauxite mining issue here but they do not understand much about it, a study has revealed.

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

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