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S’pore aims to tighten haze law amid hurdles in gathering evidence, securing cooperation: Grace Fu

Her comments came amid the Republic's widening probe against firms linked to haze.

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu noted two challenges to enforcing Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.

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