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The Singaporean parliament amends the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014, introducing arrest powers,
[https://www.afp.com/en/singapore-toughens-haze-law-arrest-powers-bigger-fines (AFP)]

Context: 2026 Southeast Asian haze — part of the 2026 Southeast Asian haze story.
The Singaporean parliament amends the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014, introducing arrest powers, permitting trials in absentia , and increasing maximum fines tenfold to S$20 million (US$15 million) following widespread air pollution from Indonesian wildfires. [https://www.afp.com/en/singapore-toughens-haze-law-arrest-powers-bigger-fines (AFP)]
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