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MALAYSIA

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Submitted by ipsita on Wed, 1996-07-31 00:00

The controversy over Bakun dam is getting murkier. The Malaysian government has decided to appeal a High Court order that said that the proposed dam did not meet environmental laws of the land (Down To Earth, Vol 5, No 4). The ruling threatens to hold up construction of the us $6 billion hydroelectric project. Energy, telecommunications and post minister Datuk Leo Moggie said that the government's attorney general has been asked to file the appeal as soon as possible to avoid long delays.

The cabinet will also direct Ekran Bhd, the corporate sponsor of the privatised Bakun project, to comply with last week's court ruling, which asked the company to follow federal environmental guidelines before starting construction of the dam. Datuk Moggie said that the "government is not in a position to direct Ekran

Main Topic: 
Environment
thesaurus: 
Dams
Legislation
Malaysia
Name of the Newspaper: 
Down To Earth
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Main Type: 
dte
Publication Date: 
30/07/1996