Pengerang rally wants referendum on Rapid

The Sun daily

Posted on 2 October 2012 - 05:24am
Last updated on 2 October 2012 - 09:52am
Kong See Hoh

JOHOR BARU (Oct 2, 2012):The organisers of the Himpunan Hijau rally in Pengerang, Johor, on Sunday morning issued an eight-point declaration calling for, among others, a referendum on the RM60 billion petrochemical project there, Sin Chew Daily reported yesterday.

Thousands protest against Malaysia petroleum hub

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.

Pengerang rally a sign of trouble for Umno in Johor

The Malaysian Insider
By Clara Chooi September 30, 2012

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

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.

Protest begins against Petronas’ RM60b Pengerang project

The Malaysian Insider

By Clara Chooi September 30, 2012

Over a thousand protesters have squeezed into the tiny Kampung Sungai Rengit square in Pengerang to protest Petronas’ RAPID project. — Picture by Clara Chooi

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.

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”.

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

Policemen stand on guard as people gather to take part in the protest

PENGERANG: The Himpunan Hijau group held a demonstration over the RM60bil refinery and petrochemical project at Kampung Sungai Rengit here.