Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently announced that Malaysia is planning to ban exports of rare earth raw materials in a bid to boost the domestic processing industry and "guarantee maximum returns for the country". How do we consider the benefits and challenges of developing the rare earth industry domestically? On this episode #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Muhammad Sha'ani Abdullah

Chairman of Sustainable Development Network Malaysia, and geologist and mining expert Datuk Sia Hok Kiang, Executive Chairman of Malaco Mining.