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  "id": 14591881,
  "title": "Singapore weighs legal action as haze turns ‘very unhealthy’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/singapore-weighs-legal-action-as-haze-turns-very-unhealthy-14591881",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:48:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/15/singapore-weighs-legal-action-as-haze-turns-very-unhealthy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the PSI in Singapore climbed to unhealthy levels, the city-state is considering legal action against companies responsible for the haze. The government is collecting data and may invoke the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, which targets those responsible for causing or condoning fires. The PSI, a measure of air quality, ranged from 125 to 207 across Singapore at 8am local time, with the western region recording the highest reading. Air quality is deemed \"very unhealthy\" when 24-hour PSI levels are 201 and above, and a reading above 300 is considered \"hazardous,\" triggering school closures. Overnight, the hourly air quality gauge improved, dropping to 288 in the west at 8am. The haze has blanketed several Southeast Asian countries for weeks due to forest fires in Indonesia. Singapore hopes the Indonesian authorities can contain the fires, as the weather has been extremely dry, exacerbating the situation. Environmental group Greenpeace has identified more than 20 companies, including some with ties to Malaysia and Singapore, whose land concessions are sources of smoke from the Indonesian fires. Violators of Singapore's transboundary haze law face fines of up to S$100,000 per day, with a total limit of S$2 million.",
  "summary": "Several Malaysian and Singaporean-linked firms were identified as having land concessions containing sources of smoke from the Indonesian fires.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Singapore haze: PM2.5 readings elevated in all regions; air quality remains very unhealthy in west",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/singapore-haze-pm2-5-readings-elevated-in-all-regions-air-quality",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:10:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Singapore weighs legal action as haze turns ‘very unhealthy’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/singapore-weighs-legal-action-as-haze-turns-very-unhealthy",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:48:07.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}