Is It Lynas Project Will Cause Loss to Malaysia?

The project of Lynas Corporation Limited was built for extracting the nadir earth in Gebeng, Pahang. The International Atom Energy Agency (IAEA) found that all aspects of the project obey the standard of international radiation security. They also affirm that two bodies of control supervise, Lembaga Pelesenan Tenaga Atom (AELB) and Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) already authenticated the obedience of standard that determined.

Let we see what is the good effect and the bad effect.

The positive effect:

1. This factory will give the employment opportunity to hundred inhabitants in Kuantan with the high salary.

2. This factory will prepare the material source for the high technology battery factory, which opened in Malaysia (especially Pahang).

3. In 2012, from the aspect of economy strategic, perhaps Toyota Company will displace the installation of new model of Toyota Camry to Malaysia. ASSB, subsidiary of UMW that install Toyota in Malaysia already begin to invest approximately RM1 billion in Shah Alam for this program. Before this and now installed in Thailand, for the right hand drive market in ASEAN and Australia. This new model is in the development of Camry Hybrid that developed in Australia, but, at that time, it will be made in Thailand and exported back to Australia. For any Hybrid car, the most important is battery technology. If Malaysia can able to install Camry Hybrid, other car also can. We need to chase because our automotive policy lag far than Thailand.

4. This factory maybe will preparing the material source for the nuclear power plant, which if not meltdown, it is a hygienic and efficient sources.

The negative effect:

1. This factory is not become a big problem, but where will processing waste from this factory go? However, for ascertaining the project is not polluting environment, IAEA’s report also acknowledge so that Lynas bring up the plan of complete waste management for long term period and obey before operation.

Since beginning, the Government already acts responsibly and shows their commitment that they will not compromise with the issue of inhabitant’s healthiness and security with asking the international body such as IAEA and independent expert to make their assessment about the issue of Lynas.




*When you read the short summary above, you will see that i use the ad hominem circumstantial, which i try to defend that Lynas is a good project. I am not side to this project is more to politic, it is more to Malaysia's economy. Lynas project bring a positive investment to Malaysia. Malaysia will get the profit and benefit from this project. Actually, it is difficult to make the outside investors believe to invest here. In a general, DAP (the Opposition) do not want the project of Lynas is built here. It is because this project will disrupt the same business in China, which was monopolying it by their community since a long ago.