Wednesday 12 December 2012

No disposal plan yet but Lynas still has time





What...... I'm not understand.
You are building a big project... at the end... you are not planning for disposal.
Its something that for big chemical industry player, you are not know what you re doing.
Its quite curious for big company.
Please advice.


Reference : http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/aelb-no-disposal-plan-yet-but-lynas-still-has-time


KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 ― Lynas Corp has not submitted its plans for a permanent disposal facility (PDF) for the possible wastes it will produce at its controversial rare earth refinery in Kuantan, says the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) An AELB spokesman told The Malaysian Insider that submission of the PDF plans is a legally binding condition of the Temporary Operating Licence (TOL) issued to Lynas, but noted that the stipulation has not been breached.
The spokesman, who declined to be named, confirmed that failure to submit the PDF plans within 10 months of the TOL being issued could lead to the Australian miner’s licence for the multi-billion ringgit refinery being suspended or revoked. “If they don’t submit to AELB, we will use the power and authority that we have,” he said, pointing to Section 22 of the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 (Act 304)
If Lynas violates any condition in the TOL, AELB’s options under Section 22 include the suspension and revocation of the licence. When asked whether AELB would need to pay compensation to Lynas in the event of a suspension or revocation of the TOL, the spokesman referred to Section 22 (3) of the same law.
Section 22 (3) states that the licensee, in this case Lynas, would not have any claim or be entitled to compensation for losses suffered due to the licence being cancelled, suspended or not renewed. Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) chairman Tan Bun Teet has said Lynas was yet to identify the site of its PDF and submit plans on treating the waste, despite the AELB’s condition of 10 month-period from the date of the TOL’s issuance.
“It’s been 10 months exactly and Lynas has said it will not be exporting its waste. What’s the permanent solution?” the environmental activist asked yesterday. Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, who has actively campaigned against the Lynas plant, claimed in a statement today that the Australian miner had breached the PDF clause.
“From the above conditions it is very clear that Lynas has breached the conditions of the TOL since it is more than 10 months since the TOL was issued on 1st February 2012,” Fuziah alleged, referring to the conditions in a February 22 statement jointly made by four Cabinet ministers.
But the AELB spokesman clarified that the 10-month period starts from the date of issuance of TOL by AELB, not its date of approval. AELB had approved the TOL this February 1, but only issued it this September 5, which means the deadline for the 10-month period is likely to fall on July next year.
The spokesman said that the 10-month period is “more complicated now”, pointing out that the local courts had previously suspended Lynas’s operations here for several months. He suggested that it was possible that Lynas would use the court’s previous suspension of its operations to argue the actual deadline of the 10-month period.
But he said a five-man AELB board will decide on all the implementation of the Act, including the TOL’s conditions and the start of the 10-month period. The spokesman said that Lynas will still have to apply for a full licence, pointing out that the firm now only possessed a TOL.
A statement by AELB on February 1 and the February 22 joint ministerial statement, which have similar content, explicitly states five conditions, with three relating to the PDF. The February 22 statement, written in the English language, said that Lynas has to submit details of the plans and location of a proposed PDF to AELB, and the submission must be made within 10 months of the date that the TOL is issued.
The third condition states: “This requirement must be complied with regardless of any alternative proposal Lynas may make for the management or disposal of the factory residue (eg. recycling, conversion into products that can be sold, etc)”.
Sydney-based Lynas Corp had on Monday repeated that it is committed to following the rules and regulations set by Malaysian regulators, including a condition to export residues produced out of Malaysia. Unprecedented public anger towards the Lynas plant has turned it into campaign fodder for the general election that must be called by next April when the BN’s mandate expires.
Despite widespread opposition owing to environmental and health concerns, the government granted the Australian miner a temporary operating licence that allowed it to carry out a trial run earlier this month.
Anti-Lynas groups are still seeking to halt the project and have taken their case to court. Their challenge will be next heard on December 21. LAMP is touted to be the world’s biggest rare earth plant outside China and aims to break the eastern giant’s 90 per cent chokehold on the material crucial to the manufacture of high-technology products like smartphones.

Monday 3 December 2012

iPhone 5 in Malaysia on 14 December 2012



Thinking of getting the newly launched Apple iPhone 5? While it’s not out in Malaysia yet, you can rest assured that we will be updating this article when it does, so do keep checking this guide to make sure you are getting the best deal out there! If you don’t feel like waiting around, why not fill in your email address here and we’ll be sure to let you know when it does get launched in Malaysia!


What is the Apple iPhone 5?

The Apple iPhone 5 is the latest smartphone released by Apple as a successor to the very successful iPhone 4S. The announcement was made on 12 September 2012 (13th for us in Malaysia) by the boys at Cupertino, California and the initial batch of countries will be getting it on the 21st September 2012. Some new features of this new iPhone are:
  • Larger 4 inch display (the iPhone 4S had a 3.5 inch screen)
  • Aluminium back, glass front
  • New Lightning connector (smaller than the previous 30-pin)
  • compatible with nano-SIMs
  • New faster A6 chip with the latest iOS 6
  • 4G LTE Connectivity (but LTE services probably not yet ready in Malaysia)
  • 8MP rear-facing camera (1080p); 1.2MP front-facing camera (720p)
For the full technical specs and some more nice photos of the Apple iPhone 5, you can go ahead to the Apple website here.
If you’re totally not bothered about anything Apple, why not have a look at our Best Samsung Galaxy S3 Plans in Malaysia article, where we compare the top plans for Malaysia’s top-selling phone (and Apple’s main competitor in the smartphone market) this year.

When will the Apple iPhone 5 be available in Malaysia? When is the Malaysia Launch Date? UPDATED

Only Apple (and probably the networks in Malaysia know)! If past releases are anything to go by, we can expect Malaysian networks to offer the phone sometime in October/November 2012, especially since Apple themselves have said that this will be the fastest iPhone rollout they will have had. Having said that, we will be right there when they do, comparing plans offered by each provider to find out which one of them offers the best deal for you!
The first batch of countries that got the iPhone 5 on 21 September 2012 are:
  • USA
  • Canada
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Australia
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
The next batch (no Malaysia we’re afraid) which got it at the end of September are:
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Liechenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
UPDATED 3rd December 2012 – Apple have officially announced the Malaysian launch date for the iPhone 5 to be the 14th of December 2012 (just in time for Christmas!). We expect the local networks to follow suit with their prices and plans in the coming days, so bookmark this article now to be updated!
In the meantime, Maxis have set up their registration of interest page here.

How much will it cost in Malaysia?

No word yet, but judging by previous releases again, the prices in other countries look to be similar to the prices of the iPhone 4S when it launched last year, so we can expect the RRP in Malaysia to be something like RM2,190 – RM2,290 with most of the networks offering similar levels of discounts as of right now (early September 2012).
If you’re convinced by that argument, why not have a look at our Cheapest iPhone 4S Plans in Malaysia Compared article to see roughly how much you might need to fork out when it does launch here in the coming month(s).

Will the Apple iPhone 5 work in Malaysia?

While the phone has not yet launched in Malaysia, we tested a working model on hand to work with the major local network carriers micro-SIMs (Maxis, DiGi, Celcom, U Mobile) reduced-by-us to nano-SIMs. Maxis and DiGi are the only ones that have announced they will issue nano-SIMs for a small fee, but based on our initial tests, if you are willing to do something fiddly with your Mini-SIM or Micro-SIM then any provider should work.
Have a look at a snapshot we did with one of the working models that we tested it with:

I can’t wait for the Malaysian release date, how do I get an Apple iPhone 5 now?

We’ll we would probably say you could pick it up next weekend from one of the first batch of countries, and we’re pretty sure some ‘grey’ market models (ie. bought overseas and sold here for an unsavoury amount of money!) will be available in places like Low Yat, Queensbay and Digital Mall.
Keep in mind that you may have to do something fiddly with your local network SIM card (except Maxis) as the iPhone 5 is only compatible with nano-SIMs (iPhone 4/4S used micro-SIMs, iPhone 3G used regular Mini-SIMs).
Alternatively, you could sign up below for the latest updates, we at SaveMoney.my might just be doing something exciting in the coming days/weeks!

Reference. http://savemoney.my/iphone-5-malaysias-best-plans-compared/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=The+Apple+iPhone+5+is+Coming+to+Malaysia%3B+AirAsia+_+Enjoy+2013+Low+Fares+Promotion+Review+-+Save+Money+Tips+4th+December+2012+&utm_campaign=20121204_m114444942_The+Apple+iPhone+5+is+Coming+to+Malaysia%3B++AirAsia+_+Enjoy+2013+Low+Fares+Promotion+Review+-+Save+Money+Tips+4th+December+2012&utm_term=The+Apple+iPhone+5+is+Coming+to+Malaysia+this+month_21