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Smart Suit Doesn’t Miss A Beat
Science Daily (press release)

Science Daily — Imagine wearing a smart T-shirt or a suit embedded with tiny electronics that can monitor your heart or respiratory function wirelessly. When dirty, you take it off and throw it in the wash or have it dry-cleaned.

Researchers from the University of South Australia have been using garment integrated electronic technology to develop smart garments that, when placed on electronic hangers, enable monitored data to be downloaded in a heartbeat to a computer in your wardrobe, and then be recharged ready for wearing.
And there’s no need to worry about your heart skipping a beat while your garment is being cleaned, according to researcher and Director of UniSA’s Wearable Computer Laboratory, Professor Bruce Thomas. Read more about Smart Suit Doesn't Miss A Beat …

Economic Times, India
KUALA LUMPUR: Indian origin businessman Ramesh Chugani is an unusual entrant to a Malaysian Batik-making competition, Piala Seri Iman, as the first Indian and a non-Malay in a preserve of the ethnic Malays.
Read more about First Indian businessman in Malaysian Batik-making competition …

DailyIndia.com, FL
From ANI

Coimbatore, July 3: Thousands of workers of textile industry here took to streets protesting against export of raw cotton and hike in prices of cotton yarn
Read more about Textile industry workers in Coimbatore demand ban on cotton exports …

Daily Times, Pakistan
KARACHI: Major textile associations of the country have warned of closure of large-scale textile industry because of gas rates hike for captive power plants.
Read more about Textile associations warn of closure of units …

Garment jobs slashed by 10,000, says Singh
Monday, July 03, 2014
Fiji Times, Fiji

THE employment level in Fiji’s garment industry has dropped from more than 18,000 people to only about 8000, says Fiji Public Service Association general secretary Rajeshwar Singh.

Speaking at the Pacific Co-operation Foundation in New Zealand on Friday, he said 5000 more people could be employed in the industry if the rules of origin requirements were changed in the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement – SPARTECA Read more about Garment jobs slashed by 10,000, says Singh …

Closure of factory: Garment workers stage agitation
The New Nation, Bangladesh

Several thousand protestors staged street demonstrations for hours at Purba Sheorapara in the city against the mass sacking of over two dozen garment workers and closure of SQ Sweater factory.

The street agitation halted traffic on the busy route from Mirpur section 10 to Agargaon crossing from 12:30pm as BGMEA leaders and police officers failed to pacify the workers. Read more about Closure of factory: Garment workers stage agitation …

DailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania
MASEMBE TAMBWE
Daily News; Thursday,July 03, 2014 @00:03
The Tanzania Cotton Board and the Tanzania Investment Centre have started looking for investors who would revive and promote the garment and textile industry in the country. This was said yesterday by the Advisor to the Cotton and Textile
Read more about Investors sought for local textile industry …

Leela Group may sell garment arm to Bombay Rayon
SANJEEV CHOUDHARY & BOBY KURIAN
Economic Times, India
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, JULY 03, 2014 02:53:51 AM]

NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: Hospitality major Leela Group is expected to sell controlling stake in its garment business, Leela Scottish Lace, to Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd (BRFL) for around Rs 450 crore. Marquee names like Ann Taylor, Banana Republic and Gap count among Leela Scottish Lace’s clients, but it’s retail giant Wal-Mart that accounts for nearly 50% of the company’s revenue Read more about Leela Group may sell garment arm to Bombay Rayon …

Economic Times, India
MUMBAI: Textile manufacturing company, Alok Industries, is planning to tap the growing institutional ready-made garments sector to boost its revenue. With this move, the company will be shifting its focus from the luxury segment to the lucrative mass-market segment that has, so far, clocked at a rate of 15%.
Read more about Alok Industries shifts focus to mass market textile segment …

SC grants interim relief to garment manufacturer
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka

Wasantha RAMANAYAKE
COLOMBO: The Supreme Court granted an interim relief preventing certain unauthorised persons from selling garments bearing the mark “Reborn” until July 16.

The order was sequel to an application by petitioner Stanford Garments Industries Limited of Colombo 11.

The order would prevent Mohammed Salahadeen Mohammed Raafi of Colombo 6, Mohammed Haneefa Mohammed Rilvan of Kandy and Mohammed Haseen Haja Najimudeen of Colombo 06 from using/selling garments bearing the mark “Reborn.” Read more about SC grants interim relief to garment manufacturer …