Kuantan, Malaysia, faces an unprecedented urgency because an Australian mining company is setting up the world's largest rare earth processing plant in its vicinity. Against the will of the people, this high-risk plant will be leaving behind a huge amout of hazardous waste. The repercussions would be unimaginable should we fail to halt the plant. Time is running out. Inaction has its price. What would you do?
Countdown to a Toxic Future, by Jonathan Wong and Raymond Lim in collaboration with Save Malaysia, will screen at the 2011 Komas FreedomFilmFest. You can register for tickets here.