Jaffna on world investment map

Over 175 local and international investors will attend the inaugural Jaffna International Trade Fair 2010 (JITF) from April 18 to 20, at the Jaffna Central College. This is the first major International Trade Fair that is being hosted in Jaffna after thirty years.

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Ash spreads, travel chaos gets worse

Volcanic cloud expands across Europe, disrupting more flights on both sides of Atlantic:

An airline worker secures protective plastic wrap over an engine of a grounded plane at Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland Friday. The huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to spread out across Europe on Friday causing yet more air travel chaos and costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Hotel shares push Sri Lanka bourse up

Sri Lanka’s shares rose on Friday led by hotel shares on the anticipation of a post-war tourism expansion, while the rupee closed weaker on importer demand for dollars.

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