{
  "id": 963909,
  "title": "NEA rebuts accusations of misappropriation, corruption over Beverage Container Return Scheme refunds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/nea-rebuts-accusations-of-misappropriation-corruption-over-beverage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/beverage-container-return-scheme-nea-rebut-accusation-6321081"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Consumers have used the machines more than one million times to return a total of 5.5 million containers, meaning each transaction involved an average of about 5.5 containers, said NEA.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "NEA rebuts accusations of misappropriation, corruption over Beverage Container Return Scheme refunds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/nea-rebuts-accusations-of-misappropriation-corruption-over-beverage-965451",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:06:00.000Z"
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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."
}