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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has extended to January 2024 a deadline for Australian miner Lynas to ensure its rare earths plant in Pahang, the world’s largest, is effectively radiation-free. The Straits Times has learnt that the six-month delay, following an April 28 appeal hearing, was conveyed to Lynas late on Friday ahead of an expected announcement this week. The decision, legally under the sole discretion of Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang, is closely watched due to the geopolitical importance of rare earths. China controls four-fifths of the global production of the minerals crucial to high-technology applications such...
