{
  "id": 13919564,
  "title": "Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/smokescreen-politics-malaysians-mock-indonesian-officials-we-send",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:57:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3370587/smokescreen-politics-malaysians-mock-indonesian-officials-we-send-oxygen-haze-defence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysians have reacted with sarcasm and disbelief to an Indonesian official’s claim that his country provides the region’s oxygen, as toxic smoke from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan chokes neighbouring nations. Syahganda Nainggolan, head of Indonesia’s government communications agency, prompted the backlash after invoking his country’s forests when questioned on Saturday about the severe…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Borneo residents take Indonesian govt to court, claim negligence in handling of forest fires causing haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/borneo-residents-take-indonesian-govt-to-court-claim-negligence-in",
        "published": "2026-10-11T16:31:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Football meme sparks boycott calls in Malaysia; Indonesian grooming brand apologises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/football-meme-sparks-boycott-calls-in-malaysia-indonesian-grooming",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:52:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Indonesian official roasted over 'oxygen' response to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/indonesian-official-roasted-over-oxygen-response-to-haze",
        "published": "2026-10-12T06:07:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}