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Investigative, law firms appointed to Government's haze panel

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Two days after Singapore cabinet ministers summoned executives from 10 Singapore-based companies issued notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) for a meeting, a specialist panel of seven firms has been selected.The panel's work is to identify and hold accountable firms that may be responsible, or have contributed to the haze-causing fires in Indonesia has been appointed.The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a joint press release on Friday (Oct 30) that three investigation firms and four law firms bring expertise in forensic investigations, financial analysis, corporate intelligence, risk advisory, and legal services.

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