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Malaysia has no plans for nuclear power plant: PM Mahathir via Channel News Asia

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to pursue nuclear power to generate electricity in Malaysia due to the risk associated with it, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday (Sep 18).  Speaking at the Conference of the Electric Power … Continue reading

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‘No’ to telco tower via The New Straits Times

The protest was led by the Penang EMF Radiation Protection Association on Tuesday. Association secretary Ong Bee Lay said the telecommunication tower (telco tower) was hazardous to those in the school and people who live nearby. “We realise that schools … Continue reading

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Canada to allow civil nuclear trade with India, no timeline via Reuters

(Reuters) – Canadian firms will soon be able export uranium and nuclear reactors to India for the first time in almost four decades, as the result of an agreement reached between the two countries, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said … Continue reading

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Will Malaysians Get Cancer for Your iPhone or Prius? via Mother Jones

Greetings from Malaysia! I’m here working on a reporting project about 17 elements at the bottom of the periodic table known as the rare earths, which are key to manufacturing all kinds of cutting-edge technology—from smartphones and laptops to wind … Continue reading

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MyCAN: Nuclear plant can prove catastrophic via Citizen Journalists Malaysia

A coalition of NGOs called the Malaysian Coalition Against Nuclear (MyCAN) has started an online public petition to group more Malaysians together all throughout Malaysia to ask the Malaysian government to seriously reconsider its stand to pursue their plans to … Continue reading

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