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  "id": 18082313,
  "title": "Arrest powers, criminal trials in absence of accused among proposed changes to Singapore’s haze laws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/arrest-powers-criminal-trials-in-absence-of-accused-among-proposed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-law-changes-arrest-powers-trials-absence-6522026"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Under the proposed amendments, a trial can proceed even when parties suspected to be responsible for the haze are absent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Singapore proposes tougher haze law after Indonesia’s wildfires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/singapore-proposes-tougher-haze-law-after-indonesias-wildfires",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:05:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}