200 Cheated Farmers Give Malaysia a Chance to Reform Bauxite Regulation

200 Cheated Farmers Give Malaysia a Chance to Reform Bauxite Regulation

Residents of Bukit Goh, a city near Kuantan in Eastern Peninsular Malaysia, were given a jolt of excitement late last year when bauxite mining companies offered them between RM300,000 and RM800,000 (US$72,000 – $193,000) for every four hectares of their land that contained bauxite.  After mulling it over, about 200…