Diplomatic Courier writer Stephanie Gull brings you three under–the–radar stories from Oceania and southeast Asia: Singapore flash floods, an Indonesian meal program, and Australia’s coffee dilemma.

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu says it's “neither practical nor prudent” to continuously expand Singapore’s drainage infrastructure due to the lack of land.

Singapore will allocate approximately 150 million Singapore dollars about 110 million US dollars for six new drainage upgrading projects in the 20 ...

Singapore will allocate approximately 150 million Singapore dollars (about 110 million US dollars) for six new drainage upgra ...

SINGAPORE – Some $150 million will be spent on drainage development works in the 2025 financial year as part of efforts to reduce flash floods, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment ...

SINGAPORE – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has sent two Chinook helicopters to help the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in flood relief efforts in Queensland, which has been ravaged by ...

poses challenges in managing flash floods in the future,” said Simone Fatichi, the deputy director of research at the Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute Singapore.

Minister Grace Fu cautioned that continually expanding Singapore’s drainage network is “neither practical nor prudent” due to ...