Following confirmation that lanthanide mining in the Kenderong Forest Reserve in Hulu Perak has received the green light, non-governmental organisation Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has reiterated its call for the project to be halted.

In a statement today, its president Meenakshi Raman (above) called on the Perak state government to not proceed with the mining activity, on the grounds that it could potentially earn the state a reputation for housing toxic facilities.

She said this in reference to a...