PKR promises to scale down and move RAPID project to Kertih

The Malaysian Insider
By Nomy Nozwir October 05, 2012

File photo of last Sunday’s Himpunan Hijau Pengerang Lestari protest rally in Pengerang. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

PETALING JAYA, Oct 5 — PKR said today it plans to scale down Petronas’ RM60 billion petrochemical project and move it from Pengerang in Johor to Kertih in Terengganu if it wins in the coming general election.
Critics of the controversial Refinery and Petrochemicals Development (RAPID) project have said that it will cause thousands of villagers in Pengerang to lose their homes and livelihoods.

Behind the Pengerang land grab: WHY S'gor PR said NO but Johor BN said YES

Malaysia Chronicle
Written by Victor Lim
Friday, 05 October 2012 08:31

Malaysians are so informed and familiar with the land grabs in Sarawak and its Taib Mahmud.

However, land grabs have also been taking place in Johor for decades and it is ongoing. Only, now it has become more blatant.

The BN government would abuse, exploit and use the Land Acquisition Act 1960 to freeze the prices of parcels of land eyed by its well-connected cronies to facilitate the gazetting of acquisitions. The prices are always very much below market value.

Petronas, Singapore’s Keppel in talks for Pengerang power plant

The Malaysian Insider October 03, 2012

Pengerang residents take part in a protest against Petronas’s RAPID project, September 30, 2012.—File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 ― State oil firm Petronas is negotiating with Singapore’s Keppel Corp for a gas-powered energy plant in Pengerang, Johor that may supply electricity to the island state, The Straits Times reported today.

Azalina threatens to sue Mazlan over Rapid

The Sun Daily

Posted on 2 October 2012 - 08:52pm
Last updated on 3 October 2012 - 08:46am

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2, 2012): Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) has threatened to sue PAS Johor deputy commissioner Mazlan Aliman for alleging that she had a hand in approving the construction of a Petronas refinery in her constituency.

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.

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.

Committee to investigate report on Petronas RAPID Project

NTV7 5 JUN 2012, 11:14PM BY ABDUL GHONI AHMAD

Police will form a special committee to investigate various police reports received on the Petronas Refinery, and Petrochemical Integrated Development Rapid project, in Pengerang, Johor.

Petronas Rapid complex may include power plant

Star Property By EUGENE MAHALINGAM Nov 8, 2011

PETALING JAYA: Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) planned RM60bil refinery and petrochemical integrated development (Rapid) petrochemical complex in Pengerang, southern Johor, will likely include a power plant that will support the petrochemical industry there, sources familiar with the plans said.

Compensation for Pengerang landowners not yet done deal

The Malaysian Reserve 24 April 2012 21:36

One of the largest land acquisition projects in South Johor may hit a major snag over a dispute regarding the quantum of compensation for the landowners, with a conservatively estimated sum at RM130 million or more.

Ramunia to see the entry of Tengku Ibrahim?

The Edge Sunday, 20 February 2011 16:00

by Max Koh

Ramunia Holdings Bhd is in talks with oil and gas outfit Coral Alliance Sdn Bhd — believed to be linked to Tengku Datuk Ibrahim Petra and Robert Lee, former directors of Petra Energy Bhd — for a possible synergistic tie-up or even an acquisition of the latter.