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New water detention tank to prevent flooding in Jalan Besar to be completed by 2025

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SINGAPORE - A new underground detention tank will be built beside Syed Alwi Road by 2025 to prevent flooding in the low-lying Jalan Besar area. The construction of the tank is part of Singapore's wider efforts to adapt to climate change, which will bring about more frequent and intense rainstorms. When completed, the tank will be able to hold about 9,300 cubic metres of water, or approximately the total capacity of four Olympic-size pools. The tank is designed to cut off the water flow from Rochor Canal into the drains along Syed Alwi Road. During and after storms, the water will be pumped out of the tank and back into the canal. Construction will begin in the third quarter of this year, according to the PUB. It is the third such tank to be built in Singapore. The other two are in Opera Estate near Bedok and in Stamford, near Orchard Road. More on this topic Related Story Not flooding but draining at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Related Story PUB trials new flood protection barrier that can be deployed quickly

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Child molester sentenced to preventive detention for reoffending 10 months after release from prison

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SINGAPORE - A man sentenced to 10 years' preventive detention in 2009 for molesting six children, including a one-year-old baby, will be back behind bars for molesting a 10-year-old girl just 10 months after his release in 2019. Cleaner Salim Abdul Rahman, now 61, was sentenced on Monday (Jan 18) to 12 years' preventive detention. He pleaded guilty to the molestation charge in December last year. The court heard that the Singaporean has "paedophilic sexual interest" and a high risk of reoffending. However, an Institute of Mental Health report states that he was not suffering from any psychiatric disorders or illnesses when he molested his latest victim on Oct 1 last year. Preventive detention is meted out to recalcitrant offenders aged over 30 and it does not offer the usual one-third remission for good behaviour. The detention order can last up to 20 years, and those given such a sentence will receive a substantial period of imprisonment to protect the public. Deputy Public Prosecutor Colin Ng said that Salim, who was released from prison on Dec 27, 2019, targeted the victim on Oct 1 last year. The cleaner was on a bus at around 1.40pm when he spotted the girl, who was in her scho...