Kotakethana first double murder — Women in the Ratnapura District of Sri Lanka had been living in dread since 2008. Back then, a series of traumatic murders happened around Kahawatta, Kotakethana in Rathnapura District. Most of the residents fled the villages. It all began with the murder of a 56-year-old woman in Kotakethana on July…

There was no murder weapon but two dead bodies. — There was a perfect crime in Sri Lanka around 1978/79. The press at the time titled this sensational case “The Vicarage Murders.” He never wanted to be a priest. Matthew George Fredrick Peiris was born to a caring and decent family in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He was the eldest of six children. His father was a well-respected…

The tragic death of Nisali Perera — A friendly Sri Lankan girl Nisali Perera is a Sri Lankan girl. She studied at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Before leaving Sri Lanka, she was a bright student at Lyceum International School, Nugegoda. Because of her kindness, Nisali was able to win the hearts of all her friends and Lyceum teachers. …

The gruesome murder of Yvonne Jonsson — On July 1, 2005, a housemaid climbed the stairs from the 16th floor to the 19th floor of the Royal Park Condominium Complex in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. The time was around 9:30 AM. As she climbed the stairs, she was suddenly shocked to see the body of a girl lying…

Six cities you should visit on your trip to Estonia — Estonia is my second home. Like many of you, I had never heard of such a country before relocating to Estonia. Estonia is located in Northeastern Europe. It is boarded by Finland across the Baltic Sea from the north, by Lake Peipus and Russia from the east, by Latvia from…

This was the first time that Sri Lanka has implemented an ex post facto law — There have been numerous aircraft hijackings all around the world since 1910. This particular hijacker is the first and ever Sri Lankan hijacker. There are separate public opinions about him back then and now. He is a hero to some people, at the same time he is a criminal to…

Do you have a debt anchor around your neck? — Some people are scared of debt. Yet, some people aren’t scared of it. Perhaps debt can be the first step in our investments. On the other hand, debt can limit our chances of investments. We can’t describe exactly debt as either a good thing or a bad thing. …

Paulis Appuhamy — He has dressed in a traditional Sinhalese dress with a sarong, belt, shirt, and coat, without shoes, and his hair was tied with a knot at the back of his head. Apart from that, he spoke only Sinhala. Sri Lanka has an aviation history dating back to ancient times. There is ancient evidence to prove it. Yet, in 1911 the first aircraft arrived in Sri Lanka by ship. The type of the aircraft was the Bleriot monoplane. …