An environmental group has voiced caution over the government’s move to allocate RM10 million under Budget 2026 to continue mapping out rare earth in the country.

In a statement today, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) said the activity should “totally exclude” environmentally sensitive areas and the territories of indigenous peoples.

In tabling Budget 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat earlier, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the mapping will...