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Summoned to meeting with Singapore leaders, top honchos of 10 firms pledge to cooperate with haze probes In a rare meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister K Shanmugam and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, Singapore outlined proposed legislative amendments that will make it an offence for companies to refuse independent assessments or fail to cooperate fully with investigators.

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Two days of rain at the start of the week have eased the haze and improved visibility in parts of Indonesia after months of forest and land fires.

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