![WIDER IMAGE - Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling WIDER IMAGE - Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-09/61695965799_YumekaSakurai.jpg)
WIDER IMAGE - Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling
Rickshaw pullers walk or run an average of 20 km a day, must have extensive knowledge of Tokyo and know how to engage with the tourists.
Fri Sep 29 2023
![Sri Lankan woman rickshaw driver has to queue 12 hours, or more, for fuel Sri Lankan woman rickshaw driver has to queue 12 hours, or more, for fuel](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-05/81653963166_LasandaDeepthi.jpg)
Sri Lankan woman rickshaw driver has to queue 12 hours, or more, for fuel
Lasanda scrambles to find adequate petrol and earn enough as rides dwindled and inflation surged past 30 pct year-on-year.
Tue May 31 2022
![Huge blast goes off in Somali capital, at least four bodies seen at explosion scene - Reuters witness Huge blast goes off in Somali capital, at least four bodies seen at explosion scene - Reuters witness](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-01/41641981245_MOGADISHU.jpg)
Huge blast goes off in Somali capital, at least four bodies seen at explosion scene - Reuters witness
The explosion had also damaged four cars and two motor rickshaws.
Wed Jan 12 2022
![Iraq's last gas bottle delivery crooner dreams of stardom Iraq's last gas bottle delivery crooner dreams of stardom](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-06/51623038898_BAGHDAD.jpg)
Iraq's last gas bottle delivery crooner dreams of stardom
Mountazar Abbas is the last gas deliveryman in Baghdad to announce the arrival of his cylinder-laden rickshaw by singing.
Mon Jun 07 2021
![Village boy, rickshaw-driver's son: Indian cricket's unlikely new heroes Village boy, rickshaw-driver's son: Indian cricket's unlikely new heroes](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-01/81611134712_SIRAJ.jpg)
Village boy, rickshaw-driver's son: Indian cricket's unlikely new heroes
Despite grieving his father, who died just before the series, the 26-year-old emerged as one of India's new stars.
Wed Jan 20 2021
![COVID-19: Rickshaw rider becomes food rider to make ends meet COVID-19: Rickshaw rider becomes food rider to make ends meet](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-12/61607174965_beca.jpg)
COVID-19: Rickshaw rider becomes food rider to make ends meet
Rickshaw riders are among those hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as their service is halted following the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and then the Conditional MCO (CMCO).
Sun Dec 06 2020
![For isolated tribe, Philippine rickshaw brings learning amid pandemic For isolated tribe, Philippine rickshaw brings learning amid pandemic](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-10/81602750303_PORAC.jpg)
For isolated tribe, Philippine rickshaw brings learning amid pandemic
The Aeta villages in a mountainous area north of Manila are largely without internet access even television reception for distance learning.
Thu Oct 15 2020
![Egypt's auto rickshaw gets a new, home-grown challenger Egypt's auto rickshaw gets a new, home-grown challenger](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-05/81494572919_MiniCarEgypt.jpg)
Egypt's auto rickshaw gets a new, home-grown challenger
Omar's "mini car", a rectangular vehicle made of a solid steel body which seats up to six people, is cheaper than the widely-used imported auto rickshaw.
Fri May 12 2017
![Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-04/41461215870_karaokeindonesia.jpg)
Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile
There is now a slew of new karaoke entrepreneurs helping Indonesians indulge their love of singing wherever they can, in their public transports.
Thu Apr 21 2016
![German woman accuses Indian taxi driver of rape German woman accuses Indian taxi driver of rape](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/81448456872_raped.jpg)
German woman accuses Indian taxi driver of rape
A 19-year-old German woman has accused an Indian auto-rickshaw driver of raping her in the capital New Delhi late last year, police said on Saturday.
Sun Feb 28 2016
![Indian rickshaw driver fatally stabs American wife; kills himself Indian rickshaw driver fatally stabs American wife; kills himself](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-02/81393057109_295x200.jpg)
Indian rickshaw driver fatally stabs American wife; kills himself
Bunty Sharma, 32, killed 35-year-old Arian Willingar from Pennsylvania on a deserted roadside in the tourist city of Agra after the couple had a fight late Thursday.
Sat Feb 22 2014
![Tuk-tuks offer new take on Paris Tuk-tuks offer new take on Paris](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-08/51377961944_295x200.jpg)
Tuk-tuks offer new take on Paris
The three-wheeled auto rickshaws, as well as human-powered pedicabs, first appeared in the French capital in 2011.
Sat Aug 31 2013