About three weeks ago, I was in a petrol queue for three days. AMY GOODMAN: Police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of demonstrators near Sri Lanka’s Parliament Wednesday as they ...

So far they have waited in vain, as Sri ... jumping the queue for refills. The government last month shut down non-essential public services to save fuel, ordered another hike in petrol costs ...

Long queues were seen outside petrol pumps in Sri Lanka amid the ... "We are basically living in the queue for the past couple of days," said a local who has been camping outside a fuel station ...

In Sri Lanka ... Back at the end of the queue, Chandra, working in life insurance, is gearing himself up to stay in his car for the next week. He has barely any petrol left so will likely have ...

while troops handed tokens to people lining up for petrol to keep their places in the queue. Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis in seven decades, with foreign exchange reserves at a ...

Sri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel ... I've been in this queue for three days and I don't know when we will get petrol," he told BBC Sinhala. Getty Images A member of the security forces ...

Petrol and diesel queues snaked through the ... troops opened fire to disperse a mob protesting against the military jumping the queue. Sri Lanka is currently in talks with the International ...

But later when I called him he didn't respond," a man who was in the same queue told reporters. This incident comes as Sri Lanka suspended the sales of petrol and diesel for non-essential vehicles ...

Sri Lanka has virtually run out of petrol and diesel after several expected shipments were delayed indefinitely, the energy minister said Saturday while apologising to motorists for the worsening ...

Pratheem, a 43-year-old minibus driver, said he's slept in his car since last week to avoid leaving the queue In Sri Lanka ... BBC as he inches towards the petrol station. "It's so hard but ...

while troops handed tokens to people lining up for petrol to keep their places in the queue. By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, June 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka expects to run out of fuel in days ...