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From NST Online

SEGAMAT: Several welfare officers from the Segamat Welfare Office are in trouble as their names are being used to con senior citizens and the physically-challenged who have applied for government housing schemes.

From NST Online 1st Feb 2012
By Jassmine Shadiqe

SEGAMAT: After a 10-year wait the quarters of the Segamat District police headquarters is finally ready.

The first batch of occupants will move into the quarters at Km3, Jalan Segamat-Muar, here, next month. Work on the RM17.7 million quarters began about 10 years ago but technical problems led to the contractor being issued a stop-work order.

From NST Online SEGAMAT: Security guards at a chemical factory in Jalan Labis here were jolted by six explosions, which was followed by a fire that razed the factory on Monday.

At the time of the 1.45am incident, Nordin Ali, 62, and his colleague Ahmad Fuad Ali, 52, said they were patrolling the compound when the factory caught fire. Nordin said he immediately alerted his supervisor, who managed to drive out a car and three lorries before the buildings were consumed by the flames.{jcomments on}

Lions Club Segamat held a blood donation drive for Segamat Hospital Blood Bank yesterday at Kip Mart Segamat. It had a good turnout with 138 bags collected. The target for Lions Club was 100 bags. 

From NST Online

Installed at the cost of  RM200,000  in 2005, it  is the only warning system in the area.’s 15,000 residents. The solar-powered facility is maintained by the Segamat Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID). District DID engineer Chiam Shiun Shu said the sound of the siren on the system will be triggered when the water level in Sungai Jenaling exceeds 11 metres and the sound could  be heard 3km away.  “Water will enter a pipe installed in the banks of Sungai Jenaling.  When the water level exceeds 11 metres, it  automatically activates the siren.send a signal through a mechanism that would activate the signal.

          Jln OrkidSri Genuang containment pond. It's quite full.           Jln OrkidWhen this overflows, Tmn Sia Her Yam, Jln Orkid will flood           Sia Her Yam building carpark. 2pmThis was under water yesterday but the water has receded.           Alliance Bank, Jln GenuangAll the banks in this area has begun sandbagging their entrances.           Jln GenuangPot holes everywhere. Be careful when driving, especially at night Jln OrkidSri Genuang containment pond. It's quite full.

It has been raining on and off over the last 24 hours and the river level has dropped from a high of 9.6m to 8.74m as of 3pm today. People are still worried but after a few days of following the river level trends, it gets a bit tiring and feels like following the stock market. :)

For those coming back to Segamat for the holidays, the roads back to Segamat are open for now. Please watch out for big pot holes. They are everywhere, even in town.

Please try to forget about the rain and flood for a little while today. I'm sure most people are ready and experienced enough to know what to expect. To all our christian visitors, Merry Christmas. To all our young school friends, Happy holiday. Enjoy your family and loved ones.

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