Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah has regained his stake in Gading Senggara Sdn Bhd (GSSB), making him the biggest shareholder, revealed a check with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM).

GSSB is the main contractor for the planned construction of Lynas' permanent disposal facility (PDF) within the Gebeng Industrial Estate (GIE) in Kuantan, Pahang, according to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report.

Lynas' original plan was to build the PDF in Bukit Ketam, Mukim Kuala Kuantan but the EIA for this was rejected by the Department of Environment (DOE) in April.

GSSB was the project proponent for the Bukit Ketam PDF as well.

Tengku Hassanal, 26, is the...