{
  "id": 20198689,
  "title": "Indonesia President Prabowo apologises to Singapore, Malaysia over transboundary haze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/indonesia-president-prabowo-apologises-to-singapore-malaysia-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T15:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-prabowo-apology-haze-6553166"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has apologized to Singapore and Malaysia for the transboundary haze caused by forest and land fires in his country, which have affected communities in both nations. These fires have persisted for nearly four months, resulting in the deaths of 16 firefighters and the loss of two helicopters battling the blazes. Prabowo assured regional leaders that his government had done its utmost to tackle the fires and stated that Indonesia maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corporations involved in such incidents. The Indonesian government has revoked 17 corporate concessions, initiated legal proceedings against 26 companies, charged 11, and is investigating 23 others, with a total of 104 companies under scrutiny. Prabowo emphasized the Indonesian government's efforts to control the fires, noting that 71,000 personnel have been deployed, with significant loss of life and injury among firefighters. He also stressed the need to shift Indonesia's approach from firefighting and mitigation towards systematic prevention, as the country prepares to establish a new agency and implement various programs to strengthen future prevention of forest and land fires.",
  "summary": "According to a statement from the Indonesian Presidential Secretariat, Prabowo also said 16 firefighters had died and two helicopters were lost battling forest fires that had raged for nearly four months.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Indonesia’s Prabowo apologises to Singapore, Malaysia over transboundary haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/indonesias-prabowo-apologises-to-singapore-malaysia-over",
        "published": "2026-11-15T15:52:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}