Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed speculation that Australia's Lynas Corp was allowed to continue operating its rare earth refinery in Malaysia to further Japanese interests.<br /><br />"Nothing to do with Japan," he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.<br /><br />The anti-Lynas lobby, including Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, has repeatedly alleged that Malaysia was playing a role ensuring the supply of rare earth to Japan in exchange for cheap loans.<br /><br />Lynas has a loan agreement with Japan Australia Rare Earths BV (Jare), and supplies Japanese customers.
