Sri Lankan Tuk Tuk drivers were put to the test in the annual Tuk It Race. Drivers rode the three-wheeled vehicles through city streets and off-road jungle terrain in the two-day race. Sri Lankan Tuk ...

A local startup is helping travellers experience Sri Lanka like a local – and changing lives in the process. I had pictured what my journey from the highlands of Ella to the Unesco city of Kandy would ...

The police are turning a blind eye to the intimidation suffered by our drivers.’ The new services are breaking the monopoly o ...

Suntharalingam Piranawan is just 15, but already has multiple inventions under his belt. The Sri Lankan teenager has created everything from a coconut picking machine to a coconut scraper, and his ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the national level, the tuk-tuk story illustrates the irony of protectionist demands. Businessmen, like idle drivers charging high fares, often resist innovation and efficiency. Instead, they lobby ...

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 ...