{
  "id": 18250967,
  "title": "'Little more than a tap on the wrist': WP's He Ting Ru on S$50,000 one-off fine related to haze information requests in THPA amendment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/little-more-than-a-tap-on-the-wrist-wps-he-ting-ru-on-s-50-000-one",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T20:38:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/11/he-ting-ru-transboundary-haze-amendment-bill/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Workers' Party MP He Ting Ru expressed criticism on November 4 regarding the proposed fine of S$50,000 for individuals who fail to comply with requests for information on haze-causing entities. She questioned whether this fine is sufficiently punitive to hold senior decision-makers accountable and proposed increasing the fine for intentional information suppression to S$200,000. The Workers' Party MP pointed out the stark contrast between the maximum fines for entities (up to S$1 million for every day of haze pollution) and the one-off fine for individuals (S$50,000). He also highlighted that the annual pay of executives for some of the 10 companies linked to haze-causing fires often exceeds one million dollars.",
  "summary": "Environment minister Grace Fu later responded in her closing speech.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}