Week-15-2025

Other than Manila, no Asian city takes Christmas as seriously as Colombo. Some traditions are dying and new ones are emerging. As many migrate, armed with milk wine, salt beef, and figgy pudding, Burgher aunties and uncles fight the good fight to preserve the best of Christmas past.

Cyclone Ditwah destroyed much of the upcountry’s road and rail network. As the island contends with the mammoth task of rebuilding, proposals urge the authorities to build back better, including a new double-track line past Rambukkana.