JOHOR BARU (Bernama): The Johor state government has refuted a recent media report concerning a bauxite mining mega project in Kota Tinggi.
State Local Government, Urban Wellbeing and Environment Committee chairman Tan Chen Choon said in a statement Friday that, based on checks with the Department of Environment , the state government confirmed that no approval had been provided to any private firm to undertake such an activity.
Stating that the Johor government viewed the report seriously, particularly in view of the environmental factor in the long-term, Tan said the state government would undertake close monitoring of the matter through the relevant departments and agencies. A media portal had recently reported that The One Minerals Mining Sdn Bhd and Hong Kong investment firm Via East West Capital would invest US$350mil to mine bauxite on 2, 833 hectares in Johor over the next five years.
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