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PrintThe state government under Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is turning Sarawak into a 'smelting pot' with the influx of smelting plants like manganese and ferrosilicon, polycrystalline silicon, and manganese ferro alloy into Bintulu.
Sarawak DAP secretary Chong Chieng Jen claims that projects were "not beneficial" to the locals and in fact were detrimental to the people and environment.
"It will not benefit the common Sarawakians, such plants have devastating effects on the health of the people and on the environment."
"We have heard about Press Metal (in Mukah) causing strange illnesses to the people and the surrounding areas," he said.
Chong who is the MP for Bandar Kuching and Kota Sentosa assemblyman was commenting on a statement made by Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, Minister of Industrial Development on foreign direct investments to Sarawak.
On Tuesday Awang Tengah said that Sarawak recorded in the first nine months of this year foreign investments totalling RM8.5 billion involving 38 projects.
He said that 21 of the projects managed to attract some RM6 billion in foreign direct investments (FDI), while the rest (17) involving RM33 million in capital investments had been approved by the Industrial Coordinating committee.
Awang Tengah said that based on 'Malaysia Investment Performance 2011' by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Sarawak managed to attract the highest new capital investment in 2011 of RM8.17 billion, while Penang only managed RM4.48 billion and Selangor RM4.38 billion.
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