Channel News Asia
Posted: 30 September 2012 2320 hrs
KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands rallied in southern Malaysia on Sunday against a government-backed US$56 billion petroleum hub they say will force thousands out of their homes and damage a fishing community.
Ahad, 30 September 2012
Pengerang rally a sign of trouble for Umno in Johor
The Malaysian Insider
By Clara Chooi September 30, 2012
PENGERANG, Sept 30 — A sea of green and noise will break the characteristic silence of Kampung Sungai Rengit here this morning as thousands converge to this sleepy corner of Johor to rally against the development of Petronas’ RM60 billion petrochemical complex — a major event that could see Umno’s Johor bastion crumble.
By Clara Chooi September 30, 2012
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| The Petronas’ Refinery and Petrochemicals Development (RAPID) project is expected to turn Pengerang into a boom town for global petroleum investors. - Picture by Siow Feng Saw |
Protest begins against Petronas’ RM60b Pengerang project
The Malaysian Insider
By Clara Chooi September 30, 2012
PENGERANG, Sept 30 — The sleepy hollow of Kampung Sungai Rengit came alive this morning with animated chants and blares from portable air horns as green-clad protesters streamed in by the bus loads to rally against a RM60 billion petrochemical project that will see thousands of villagers lose their homes and livelihoods.
By Clara Chooi September 30, 2012
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| Over a thousand protesters have squeezed into the tiny Kampung Sungai Rengit square in Pengerang to protest Petronas’ RAPID project. — Picture by Clara Chooi |
Ancestors ‘join’ thousands in Pengerang rally
Free Malaysia Today
Leven Woon September 30, 2012
KOTA TINGGI: More than 3,000 people gathered at Pengerang, Johor today for the Himpunan Hijau Lestari Pengerang rally against a massive petro-chemical plant, with some local residents bringing ancestral photographs to the scene.
Clad in green, the protesters started to gather at Dataran Sungai Rengit since early morning, to the backdrop of a huge lobster statue at the square entrance.
By the time the rally began at 10am, the squre was packed with protesters holding placards that read, among others, “Don’t wait until our villages are pawned”, “Taiwan treats it as rubbish, we take it as treasure”, “Defend sustainable Pengerang”.
Leven Woon September 30, 2012
Clad in green, the protesters started to gather at Dataran Sungai Rengit since early morning, to the backdrop of a huge lobster statue at the square entrance.
By the time the rally began at 10am, the squre was packed with protesters holding placards that read, among others, “Don’t wait until our villages are pawned”, “Taiwan treats it as rubbish, we take it as treasure”, “Defend sustainable Pengerang”.
Protest at Pengerang refinery project
The Star
By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
Published: Sunday September 30, 2012 MYT 2:56:00 PM
Updated: Sunday September 30, 2012 MYT 4:01:38 PM
PENGERANG: The Himpunan Hijau group held a demonstration over the RM60bil refinery and petrochemical project at Kampung Sungai Rengit here.
By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
Published: Sunday September 30, 2012 MYT 2:56:00 PM
Updated: Sunday September 30, 2012 MYT 4:01:38 PM
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| Policemen stand on guard as people gather to take part in the protest |
Selasa, 25 September 2012
10 big questions to ask about Pengerang
Malaysianinsider
Thomas Fann
SEPT 25 — On May 13, 2011, PM Najib announced that Petronas will invest RM60 billion in a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Pengerang, Johor. The Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (RAPID) project by Petronas, as it is known, is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2016, as part of the national oil company’s efforts to expand its downstream production.
Thomas Fann
SEPT 25 — On May 13, 2011, PM Najib announced that Petronas will invest RM60 billion in a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Pengerang, Johor. The Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (RAPID) project by Petronas, as it is known, is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2016, as part of the national oil company’s efforts to expand its downstream production.
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