Government wants more bumis in furniture venture

Interesting product: Wee inspecting some of the items on display at a booth after the award ceremony at a hotel in Putrajaya.

PUTRAJAYA: Bumiputras keen on the furniture business should sign up for a programme to be trained by successful companies in the timber and furniture sector, says the Deputy Primary Industries and Commodities Minister.

Referring to the VenTureS and Smart-Partnership programme by the ministry, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng said interested entrepreneurs would have the opportunity to branch out as a furniture manufacturer after the training.