Save The Earth Drive

Since the industrial revolution,vast amounts of pollution have led to a global warning crisis.Studies show that CO2 emmissions make up 83 per cent of greenhouse gases.Cars play a big part of providing CO2.According to the enviromental action organisation based in United State,the second largest source is car,which create nearly 1.5 billions tons of CO2.The good news is that we can all cut our CO2 by changing the way we think about trasport.Enviromentalists say the the first thing we should do is cut back on short car rides.

Walking or cycling to the shops and schools instead of asking of asking someone to drive.If you have to drive to your destinations,make kilometre count by opting to car pool with friends or neighbour.The British goverment created a website to advise motorist on which cars are the greenest.It ranked based on how muchit produce CO2.Next time,if you want to buy a car,do some research and consider your options carefully.You can make a difference.

The Big Face

The head of Hyundai Motor Group, the world's sixth-largest automaker,escaped a jail sentence corruptionafter the court ruled that his imprisonment would hurt South Korea's economy.


The Korean goverment has a history of being leninent to bosses of large companies when they commit crimes.Thier importance to the economy is often citied as the reason.

The Big Event

On Sept 2, near-simultaneousbomb blast near the capital.One of the bomb blasted on a moving bus near the army headquarter and a minutes later another bomb blast nearby street.Two rebel groups were responsible for the explosion, but it was not possible to tell the true culprit.


Ever since Nepal's goverment reached a peace deal with former rebel Maoist last year,numerous groups have asked for a greater politicals.At least 100 people diedin the resulting unrest.

The Big Place

China's environment watshdog has shut down 400 companies and suspened 229 others for polluting the enviroment.100 more were given deadline to get their act together.A total of 1,162 firms along the Yangtze, Yellow, Huaihe Haihe rivers were inspected.



Water pollution has become a major concern for the Chinese govermentbefore the Beijing Olympic Games next year.It is estimated that of the 1,406 industrial accident reported in 2005, nearly half resulted in water pollution.

The big number

The estimated amount of money(s$44 million) the Malaysian goverment spent on the country's 50th anniversary of independence.The sums was spent for the event.More than 20,000 people took part.



The criticism came as scrutiny grew using the state funds.The opposition has been critical of the goverment over the Port Kilang Free Zone that opened last year.Its original cost was RM1.845 billion shot up to RM4.2 billionby the time it compeleted,requring the goverment to offer a US1 billion (s$1.5 billion) loan to support it.

Bus is top driver's baby

He has licenses to drive any vechicles .The 32-year-old Malacca native has been working in Singapore for 11 year.In early days,he would return home with the express buses.Seeing it a chance to go home more often he applied and got a job at Transtar Travel six years ago.The father of two works an average of six days a week during his routine work.He usually rotates with the other driver during a toilet break halfway.

During the busy seasons,he might have to make a third trip.It's a tiring job for a driver but driver is used to it.During the peak seasons like school holiday, he can make up to $3000 per month(that is $100 more than his regular pay).Transtar is a Singapore company which is more than 20 years old has a fleet of more than 20 buses .12 of it bus are the first class buses.The Transtar senior sales manager says that the company assigns 5 driver for every two bus.Some of the pasengers said that he treat the bus like baby

KL-S'pore route is safer

Travelling by bus to Kuala Lumpur onthe North-South Expressway (NSE) are more lilkely safer.Indrustry experts say the expressway between the two cities is mush safer than from KL to Penang."I don't think passenger from Singapore have to worry"says Pan Malaysia Bus Operators Association chairman Ashfar Ali.The Northen part of the NSE between KL and Penangis more dangerous.Data releasedby the police,10 accident-prone stretches on the NSE are in Perak.Seven of them are near Ipoh:Jelapang,Gua Tempurung and Kuala Kangsar.

The main killer was at Jelapang toll plaza which was later closed.based on the reports,four accidents have occured in Perak including this month.From media reports,there were nine accidents involving Singapore-and JB-bounds buses from Genting Highlands,Penang,Perak and Kedah.The roads from KL-Singapore to the east-coast states of Pahang,Terenggganu or Kelantan also dangerous stretches in the hills,expert says

According to statistic from the Road Tranport Department, there were 8,594 bus accidents nationwide in 2005, and 11,959 in 2004.The data showed there were 25 deaths from bus accidents this year up to June ,and 39 last year.Mr Sugath Jayatilake,a company director from Sri Lanka,feels that KL- Singapore service are safe. Ms Jenifer Wuen ,a telecommunication executive from Hong Kong who works in Singapore, is more nervous.