Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the country requires a high number of experts, consisting of nearly 100,000 professionals, skilled and semi-skilled talents to support the rapid development of the railway sector, following government approval for seven projects that will add another 1,030km of tracks to the network.<br /><br />He said this during the launch of Rail Industry Development Programme or RIDP under the Strategic Industries and High Performance SME Improvement Programme (Prestige) on Monday.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/2RNAVwX<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
