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on the minerals taking the opportunity to fill in the demands with the involvement of many unscrupulous parties with unregulated mining methods. Following
Malaysia's participation in the markets, their annual output of bauxite subsequently increased from over 200,000 tonnes in 2013 to nearly 20
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around the district, causing the environment to turn red as a result from unregulated mining activities that posed health hazards to both mine workers and the district surrounding communities lived along the mine routes.
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are in the position to extend its moratorium on the mining for another three months or more as there is still runoff from bauxite stockpiles near a port that contaminating the country coastal waters. An estimate of
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processing industry with an immediate ban being enforced on the mineral mining in early 2014, this subsequently causing the shortage of worldwide supply particularly to
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662:"Pollution fears: Malaysia may suspend bauxite mining, threatening supplies to China"
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Lee Ky; Ho Ly; Tan Kh; Tham Yy; Ling Sp; Qureshi Am; Ponnudurai Ta; Nordin R (2017).
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moved out from their long-time bauxite mining industry to be replaced by domestic
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Unscrupulous mining activities without regulated mining methods
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791:"Bauxite mining moratorium until March 31, 2017: Wan Junaidi"
554:"Sustainable Mining: Case Study for Bauxite Mining in Pahang"
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particularly along the lane of
Kuantan highway where the
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610:"Bauxite in Malaysia: The environmental cost of mining"
377:"Potential Health Impacts of Bauxite Mining in Kuantan"
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513:"Bauxite in the Kuantan area, Peninsular Malaysia"
262:(SOP) for mining and exporting bauxite in Pahang.
1169:2014–15 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia
580:"Indonesia's export ban leaves Malaysia on top"
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154:which occurred from 2015 to 2016 onwards in
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733:Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (13 March 2019).
537:– via Geological Society of Malaysia.
46:2015–16 Kuantan bauxite disaster (Malaysia)
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949:1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution
683:Emily Chow; Tom Hogue (7 March 2017).
405:– via Universiti Sains Malaysia.
294:1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution
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443:Jonathan Edward (17 February 2016).
252:Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
1469:Severe Tropical Storm Sonamu (2013)
1354:Severe Tropical Storm Irving (1985)
767:. The Malay Mail. 14 January 2016.
638:. The Straits Times. 13 July 2015.
256:Land and Natural Resources Ministry
1058:2019 Kim Kim River toxic pollution
299:2019 Kim Kim River toxic pollution
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1369:Tropical Depression BOB 03 (1993)
1339:Severe Tropical Storm Judy (1971)
1324:Tropical Depression Gloria (1965)
1262:2008 Bukit Antarabangsa landslide
1159:2014 Cameron Highlands mud floods
1154:2013 Cameron Highlands mud floods
1564:Environmental issues in Malaysia
1394:Tropical Depression Hilda (1999)
1201:2022 Malaysian east coast floods
1033:2015–16 Kuantan bauxite disaster
586:. The Malay Mail. 26 June 2015.
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710:Hidir Reduan (13 August 2017).
16:Ecological disaster in Malaysia
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1409:Tropical Depression 29W (2001)
1404:Tropical Depression 32W (1999)
1399:Tropical Depression 31W (1999)
1374:Tropical Depression 34W (1995)
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1076:1998 Klang Valley water crisis
416:Eunice Au (16 February 2016).
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1224:2024 Southeast Asia heat wave
520:Geological Survey of Malaysia
1504:Tropical Storm Toraji (2018)
1479:Tropical Storm Jangmi (2014)
1257:2006 Kampung Pasir landslide
881:1997 Indonesian forest fires
260:standard operating procedure
178:carrying bauxite which also
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1414:Tropical Storm Vamei (2001)
1384:Tropical Storm Linda (1997)
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1005:2018 Malaysia HFMD outbreak
995:2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
797:. The Sun. 23 December 2016
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1290:2024 Kuala Lumpur sinkhole
1272:2022 Batang Kali landslide
1267:2011 Hulu Langat landslide
1196:2021–2022 Malaysian floods
1181:2015 East Malaysian floods
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911:2013 Southeast Asian haze
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511:S. Senathi Rajah (1986).
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1164:Early 2014 Sabah floods
113:3.840766°N 103.243387°E
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985:Global spread of H5N1
420:. The Straits Times.
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1349:Typhoon Percy (1983)
1344:Typhoon Sally (1972)
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118:3.840766; 103.243387
1429:Typhoon Utor (2006)
1219:2023 Asia heat wave
921:2016 Malaysian haze
891:2005 Malaysian haze
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239:Cabinet of Malaysia
166:. The unscrupulous
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560:. 19 December 2017
447:. The Malay Mail.
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