On Sunday, Malaysians in Kuantan, KL, Ipoh, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak came out to send a message to Najib and his administration.
We do not want Lynas in our country.
OUR COUNTRY!
Yet, Malaysianinsider reports that BN MPs think that apart from the people of Gebeng, the rakyat in the rest of the country don’t give 2 hoots about the Lynas issue.
Pulai MP Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed is reported to have said that no rural voter outside of Balok, located near the Gebeng plant, cared about the Lynas issue.
Health minister Liow Tiong Lai, who tried to cover up the shooting of teargas into the compound of the Tung Shin hospital during the BERSIH 2.0 rally in July last year, claims that the opposition has “hijacked” civil society for their own political gain in the Lynas issue.
Meaning to say that the civil society gatherings on Sunday were stage-managed by the opposition parties rather than a civil society reaction to the Lynas issue.
I can now confirm that the gatherings in KL, Ipoh, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak were all civil society initiatives to lend solidarity to the civil society initiative in Kuantan.
My Facebook buddy, FrancesIpohGal, suggested the other day that we should keep the momentum by protesting every Friday in front of the Aussie embassy in KL.
I think we can and should do more than that.
Nur Jaslan thinks that those outside of Gebeng do not care?
Tiong Lai thinks that we in civil society are being manipulated by opposition parties?
We can show them how wrong they are.
Every Friday, Muslims nation wide gather for congregational prayers at mosques.
I call upon all Muslims to organise anti-Lynas gatherings outside their mosques after Friday prayers every week.
Invite non-Muslims to join you in these anti-Lynas gatherings.
Maybe KL, Selangor, Ipoh, Kedah and Kelantan can lead the way in this initiative.
Pathman Palaniveloo
March 1, 2012
Yes we are. I was i at the Penang anti Lynas protest. Where 20 UMNO/Perkasa goons attempted to heckle and disperse a crowd of a thousand strong. I say no more!! It’s time to push back.
delCapo
March 1, 2012
Mitsubishi, after the f-up of bukit merah, now bought 10% of Lynas Corp.
Time to whack them too!
Keep your toxic shit for yourselves, Lynas and mitsubishi!
People Power!
Hidup rakyat
jasminechelliah
March 1, 2012
Yesssssssss…..we the concerned RAKYAT will go all out for it. “No Retreat No Surrender” in this damn Lynas issue! Our VOICE must be heard. Post it daily in our FB! Lynas get out of Malaysia! We want a safe living environment for every Malaysian. Every Malaysian lives are as important and precious as the lives of every Australian!
bigjoe
March 1, 2012
Love your left-leaning tendencies but politicising mosques is a two-edge sword even if its outside.I think it would be better to go to Felda heartland and make the case that if you allow one Lynas, there is a long list of hazardous material business UMNO-Perkasa/BN will get into..The heartland understand how UMNO-Perkasa/BN get carried away by anything that makes this much money. Zambry was trying in stealth to do another plant in Perak. If Lynas go through so many other of these waste type of business..
shakuntala
March 1, 2012
The BN blockheads who say that the opposition has ‘highjacked’ Civil Society do not want to believe that Malaysians have advanced and will not retreat even an inch, from their desire to make Malaysia a healthy, clean and green country..
The Peoples’ message is loud and clear, short and sweet “Out damned spot Lynas. Go operate in your own country.”
Malaysian
March 1, 2012
Your govt said that YOU don’t give a hoot about Lynas plant in Gebeng,
- cos’ only a few hundreds turned up at anti-Lynas rally around Malaysia (except for Kuatan)
- cos’ not many turned up at the Court Hearing
- cos’ not many people bothered to sign the petition
All these inactions from YOU, your govt interpreted it as YOU are NOT anti-LYNAS !!!!
So, they presume that they have the green light from YOU to go ahead with the Lynas refinery plant!
So, how? Your govt is putting WORDS into YOUR mouth by your inaction?
It seems that by keeping silence, according to your govt, you are saying -
“YES” to Lynas plant in Gebeng, Kuatan!
Despite the fact that the plant is built on a swampy area prone to flood and it’s also near a river where there is fishing activities nearby.
Despite reports of some serious flaws in the construction and design according to internal memos from current and former engineers on the project.
Despite the fact that the Australian govt refuses to take back the toxic waste from the refinery, and yet your govt say that it’s SAFE for YOU!!!!
But because you DIDN’T VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION to the Lynas plant in Gebeng,
your govt GOES AHEAD with the project
SO HOW ???
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P/S Haris, you can ignore my comment if it seems like a repeat of your posting. message