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 – 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 ...

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 ...

Oil worth US$150 million from Magwe onshore fields has gone straight to the junta to fuel airstrikes on civilians and other ...

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.

SINGAPORE — A second monsoon surge is expected to hit Singapore from Jan 17 (Friday) to Jan 19, after one battered the Republic with heavy downpours and floods just days earlier. The Jan 10 ...

The Ingham substation has been switched back on, but Ergon Energy says the job is not done yet. Crews will still need to ...

This comes as Singapore experienced two monsoon surges in January that led to heavy rainfall and localized flooding. In response to questions from lawmakers regarding flood prevention measures ...