Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The National Joint Three-Wheeler Drivers and Industrial Workers' Association (NJTWDIWA) has announced that it expects three-wheeler fares to be increased in response to the fuel price revision that came into effect from midnight on May 30.

Accordingly, a decision has been taken to raise the starting fare for metered three-wheelers operating in the Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts to Rs. 130 for the first kilometre, it said.

The association's General Secretary, L. Rohana Perera, stated that the proposal will be officially submitted to the Fare Regulation Committee of the Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority.

Speaking to the media, Perera noted that fuel prices have increased by a total of Rs. ...