By Lim Wei Chean

BANGLADESHI construction worker Abdar Rahim used to head to Mustafa Centre in Little India or Jurong Point for shopping and meals on his days off.

But since early this year, the 45-year-old has had a new place for relaxing on his own time - the Singapore Contractors Association Limited (Scal) Recreation Centre in Soon Lee Road in Jurong.

The facility, officially opened yesterday, has a football field, multi-purpose halls and courts, an amphitheatre for screening ethnic movies, a beer garden, classrooms, a supermarket, a food court, a clinic and even a post office and remittance services.

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