Three-month suspension on bauxite mining in Pahang imposed


A man climbing up on the hill of the bauxite stock pile in Kuantan Port.

KUALA LUMPUR: A moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang has been imposed and will start from Jan 15 for three months.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said during this period bauxite stockpiles at the Kuantan port and 11 other areas would be cleared.

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