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The Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas (Our Lady of Wonders) was a Spanish ship that sank somewhere in the Bahamas around 1656. While it was common for ships to go missing in turbulent waters in that period, what made this one special was the amount of treasure that it carried. While attempts had been made to find the treasure, they did not yield any results till now as treasures from the shipwreck were found near the Little Bahama Bank. According to The Guardian, the debris covered around 13 km of area and the finds included jewel encrusted pendants and gold chains.The…

The Kuliyapitiya Magistrate Courts held a man apprehended for recording a video while holding a knife to his five-year-old son’s neck and threatening to kill him until his wife working overseas returns home until August 22.He was detained on Sunday by Kuliyapitiya Police and appeared in court yesterday.According to police, the youngster is presently living with his grandma. On August 22, the Police Department was instructed to produce a detailed probation report.Previously, the suspect had transmitted the video he had recorded to his wife and the job agency that had sent her abroad through WhatsApp.After the incident was brought to…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the state of emergency, which is scheduled to expire at the end of this week, will not be extended again.The President further points out that the state of emergency will not be extended as the situation in the country has improved again.

Laughs Gas Company says that a ship carrying 3,120 metric tons of gas arrived at Hambantota port this morning (16).Accordingly, the company states that the relevant gas stock is currently being unloaded at the Laughs terminal.Laughs Gas Company further stated that it is expected to release the gas stock to the market soon after unloading.

Development officials have decided to withdraw from the system of checking the National Fuel License Code (QR) at petrol stations.The Association of Development Service Officers states that this step was taken in protest against the lack of attention given to the Ministry of Power and Energy regarding the problems arising in the execution of this work and their resolution.On the basis of a circular sent by the Ministry of Energy to the district and divisional secretaries, development officers have been deployed for the method of checking the fuel codes of the filling stations.The association further mentions that although it is…

The postage rate for an average letter that was formerly Rs. 15 has been hiked by the government to Rs. 50.The cost of registered postage would rise from Rs. 30 to Rs. 60. The postage cost for a letter weighing up to 20 grams has been increased from Rs. 12 to Rs. 30, under the provision to ship letters at discounted rates for charities and volunteer organizations.Additionally, steps have been initiated to raise the postal price from Rs. 12 to Rs. 30 for letter delivery inside the Colombo Metropolitan Area. Additionally, the cost of the open printed matter packet letter…

The Chinese research ship Yuan Wang-5, which caused controversy between India and China, has arrived at Hambantota port.It is stated that this ship has arrived at Hambantota port on the permission given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.India expressed strong displeasure regarding the arrival of this ship and in view of the controversial situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had requested the Chinese authorities to postpone the visit of the Chinese ship to this country on the 10th.However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given official permission for the ship to arrive at Hambantota port today and the ship is…

The day before yesterday (14) 03 Covid deaths were reported, and yesterday (15) 129 people infected with Corona were reported. All of them are locally identified infected.With that, the total number of infected people reported in this country increases to 668,141 and the total number of corona deaths increases to 16,613.

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says that the plan to produce 40% of the medicines needed in this country has been implemented.Speaking to the media, the minister stated that he will look into this matter and deal with it in such a way that there is no such deficiency.Meanwhile, its secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said that a technical committee was appointed by the Government Medical Officers’ Association to submit reports and recommendations on the ongoing drug crisis.

Today (16), the Department of Meteorology says that rain or thundershowers may occur at places in the evening or night in Central, Uva, Eastern, Northern and North Central provinces.The department stated that there is mainly rainless weather in the rest of the island.The Department of Meteorology requests the people to take necessary measures to minimize the dangers caused by temporary strong winds and lightning that may occur with thunderstorms.