31.   Unable to establish a new bus company, the government had been scheduled to begin negotiations with the union on Wednesday.

32.   Union leaders, on the other hand, blame management for failing to replenish the fleet with new buses.

33.   After seeing a poster in a shop, Mariya Makeichik decided to vote for a doctor who promised a new bus line for her neighborhood.

34.   Although no exact pay terms have been agreed on, the new bus company agreed to a pay-scale system with staff during an earlier meeting.

35.   Bus union members are at odds over pay and benefits proposals made by the new bus company during the first meeting between the two groups.

36.   HALF of the China Motor Bus workers transferring to New World First Bus will not be earning more at the new bus franchise company, according to a proposal.

37.   Governor Sutiyoso has repeatedly said the levies collected from sticker sales would be used to improve city transportation, such as through buying new buses.

38.   He said the new buses will be run by compressed natural gas, which has already been used to operate some taxis and mini-buses in Jakarta.

39.   He is also unhappy with the slow pace of work on the new bus terminal.

40.   In February, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated a new bus line to Pakistan and signed the Lahore Declaration outlining the first steps to avoiding accidental war.