Transboundary haze: Onus on suspected culprits to prove innocence
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[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 said as he spoke on the merits of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Bill.
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