Transboundary haze: Onus on suspected culprits to prove innocence

[SINGAPORE] Companies fingered for causing haze pollution in Singapore will have to prove their innocence or face severe penalties under a new law the government is trying to push through.

Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan admitted that it would be "challenging" to establish a clear nexus between the transboundary haze affecting Singapore and those responsible for it.

"Any such evidence would be circumstantial at best," he sa…