Bukit Merah, Perak

One of two towns in the Malaysian state of Perak.

District of Kerian, Northern Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Chinese: 武吉美拉) is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. 5°02′N 100°39′E

District of Kinta, Central Perak

Bukit Merah New Village, Kinta, Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Chinese: 红泥山) is a village with population of 11,000, located near Ipoh. In 1992 and again notably in 2011, it attracted attention for radioactive pollution and health problems due to rare-earth mining in the decade or more before the mine closed in 1992.[1]

References

  1. Bradsher, Keith, "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery", The New York Times, March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.


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