Bukit Merah, Perak Explained

Bukit Merah may refer to a town in Kerian District or the other in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.

District of Kerian, Northern Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; ; Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. 5.0333°N 139°W

District of Kinta, Central Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா) 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]

External links

Bukit Merah Laketown Resort

Notes and References

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.