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'''Bukit Merah''' is a town and a popular tourist destination in [[Perak]], [[Malaysia]]. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. |
'''Bukit Merah''' is a town and a popular tourist destination in [[Perak]], [[Malaysia]]. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. |
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There is another small town in Perak of similar name. This town is located near Ipoh. In 1992, this town is infamous for radioactivte pollution due to rare earth mining. |
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The town of 11,000 was the site of a [[rare earth]] mine which closed in 1992. A US$100 million [[Rare earth element#Environmental considerations|cleanup]] by [[Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings|Mitsubishi Chemical]] is proceeding in 2011.<ref>Bradsher, Keith, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/business/energy-environment/09rare.html?ref=science "Taking a Risk for Rare Earths"], ''The New York Times'', March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B1 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-09.</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:53, 10 March 2011
Bukit Merah is a town and a popular tourist destination in Perak, Malaysia. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort.
There is another small town in Perak of similar name. This town is located near Ipoh. In 1992, this town is infamous for radioactivte pollution due to rare earth mining.
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