Textile firms tap into bailout package
Monday, March 22, 2010
A committee has been established in the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Affairs Department to vet an anticipated deluge of applications from an industry among the hardest hit by the recession last year.
Workers estimated in their thousands lost their jobs as many companies in the textile sector went to the wall last year.
For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....