High Court dismisses suits against Lynas by Kuantan folk


KUANTAN: After three years of legal wrangling over the approval of Lynas’ temporary operating licence (TOL), the High Court finally threw out the case.

In dismissing the application for a judicial review by a group of Kuantan residents, Justice Mariana Yahya ruled that there was no decision that had to be reviewed in the first judicial review filed by Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas (SMSL) chairman Tan Bun Teet and two others.

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