FEWER people are taking cabs these days as more hop on buses and trains, or cut back on travel expenses.

DAIMLER South-east Asia and Performance Motors have quit the Motor Traders Association (MTA), and with it will go all access to data on how well their vehicles are selling here.

CRAWLING through mangroves. Making music from trash and power saving were just a few of the ways Singapore celebrated World Environment Day (WED) on Friday.

Established by the United Nations in 1972, WEDs theme this year was 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'.

Bringing efforts closer to home, the National Environment Agency (NEA) gave charities a boost, announcing it will train its staff volunteers to advise them on energy saving measures to cut electricity bills.