Tuesday, May 03, 2005

LANKA BUSINESS ONLINE

LANKA BUSINESS ONLINE: "Get Cracking


3 May 2005 09:38 hours


SYDNEY, May 3 (AFP) - Hundreds of containers holding supplies for tsunami victims are stranded on a wharf in Sri Lanka because customs officers are demanding extra taxes and storage fees, according to angry Australian charity workers.

Chris O'Dempsey, director and founder of Heart Reach Australia, told Tuesday's The Australian newspaper he saw hundreds of relief containers from around the world at a naval port facility in the capital Colombo during a visit last week. "

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