KUALA LUMPUR: DATUK Seri Najib Razak yesterday gave his assurance that the Lynas rare earth plant in Gebeng would not have a negative impact on the people or the environment.
He said he was sure of this as the parliamentary select committee (PSC) report on the matter had proven it to be safe.
The prime minister said the report, recently tabled in Parliament, had been based on scientific facts.
He said, however, that while the government had the safety of the people as its priority, it could not base its decisions on imaginary fears and worries.
Speaking after chairing an Umno supreme council meeting at Menara Dato’ Onn, Najib said even Hulu Langat member of parliament Dr Che Rosli Che Mat was confident that the rare earth plant was safe, despite him being a member of the opposition.
“But as a scientist, he said there was no doubt on Lynas’ safety,” he said.
The PSC on the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) had given the green light for Lynas (M) Sdn Bhd to be given a temporary operating licence.
The committee had said in its report that it was satisfied that Lynas had complied with all the standards and legal requirements in Malaysia based on international standard practice. In some cases, the standards applied to LAMP were even more stringent than that of international standards.
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