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People start calling Malaysian state ‘Wakedah’ after it uncovers US$15B rare mineral

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Even at the tail end of the year, 2020 is still adding to its list of curious events.

In Malaysia, the discovery of a rare yet-to-be-named mineral in the state of Kedah is causing a fair bit of amusement and chatter online, with constant comparisons of the situation to Marvel Comics’ fictional African state of Wakanda.

On December 3, 2020, the Kedah state government announced a partnership with a yet-to-be-named joint venture company to explore and extract the rare earth element (REE)…

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