(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED PARTICIPANT, SAYING: "I don't know what kind of person comes up with a road that is good for a tuk tuk to drive on, but some of the roads are pretty crazy. But it's ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Most visitors to Sri Lanka depend on the tiny three-wheeled motorcycle called a tuk-tuk for short trip around town. They are common in south Asia and a few can be found in other ...

Tuk tuk drivers spend hours looking for petrol and standing in queues amid a worsening fuel crisis in Sri Lanka. "All we need is fuel, so we can at least make a living," says a tuk tuk driver who's ...

CASH only’ or ‘enjoy discounts for cash payments’ are common signs that hang on Sri Lankan shop windows. Even the Welipenna interchange service area has many eateries that do not accept card payments.

The inaugural 2009 Lanka Challenge, Sri Lanka’s first official Tuk-Tuk rally will take place from 5 to 15 September, 2009. Twenty five teams of intrepid competitors from around the world will navigate ...

In Sri Lanka, the tuk-tuk is an everyday necessity: colourful, noisy, quick, sometimes too quick, and indispensable. They are the vehicles people rely on for school runs, office commutes, general ...

The inaugural 2009 Lanka Challenge, Sri Lanka’s first official Tuk-Tuk rally will take place from 5 to 15 September, 2009. Twenty five teams of intrepid competitors from around the world will navigate ...

PickMe, one of the leading ride-hailing companies, complains: ‘The police are turning a blind eye to the intimidation suffered by our drivers.’ The new services are breaking the monopoly of local ...

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RED BULL TUK IT RACE, A TWO-DAY TUK TUK RACE THROUGH SRI LANKA, SOUNDBITE FROM ONE OF THE RACE PARTICIPANTS ...