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Bukit Merah, Perak

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

District of Kerian, Northern Perak

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Bukit Merah is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.

District of Kinta, Central Perak

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File:Bukit Merah New Village Main Entrance (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia).jpg
Bukit Merah New Village, Kinta, Perak

Bukit Merah 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

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  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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