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Sri Lanka bans duty free imports of white goods
AFP, Colombo
Sri Lanka will ban its citizens from bringing duty free items ranging from air conditioners to washing machines into the country as part of their baggage allowance, a Customs ruling said Sunday.
The ban, which comes into effect from August 1, bars passengers from bringing back air conditioners, deep freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, televisions and four-burner electric cookers.
The customs circular did not say why the items were being banned and there was no immediate comment from dutyfreeshopowners.
Sri Lankans travelling overseas are usually allowed to bring back electronic and other goods up to the value of around 500 dollars.
The duty-free allowance was popular among Sri Lankans working as maids, clerks and professionals returning from the Middle East and Asia, who picked up electrical appliances for their families.
Over a million Sri Lankans sent home 752.2 million dollars during the three months to March this year, according to the country's central bank.
Malaysia's Proton needs foreign partner
AFP, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's national carmaker needs to hook up with a foreign company if it is to compete in tire automotive industry, the trade minister said according to Sunday news reports.
Muhyiddin Yassin said such a partnership would help Proton expand into overseas markets, and thrive in the long term.
"I don't think we need to be too nationalistic in supporting Proton without taking into consideration what the business is all about," he said according to the Star daily.
"Proton needs to grow beyond the boundaries of Malaysia, where it needs to be competitive, form partnerships, have good technology and brand name," he said.
Proton was formed 25 years ago by former premier Mahathir Mohamad as part of an ambitious national industrialisation plan but its market share has slumped over the years, as it faced difficulties coping in a new deregulated market.
The government has urged it to forge a partnership with a foreign automaker to give it the expertise and economies of scale that it needs to survive, but talks with Volkswagen and General Motors have collapsed.
Philippines leader gets oil firms to cut diesel prices
AFP, Manila
President Gloria Arroyo has prevailed on oil companies in the Philippines to trim diesel prices to help ease the pain of surging inflation, her spokesman said Sunday.
Diesel pump prices will be rolled back by 1.50 pesos (3.4 cents) a litre (13 cents a US gallon) effective midnight (1600 GMT) Sunday, press secretary Jesus Dureza told reporters after Arroyo met with oil industry executives.
"We are happy with the positive response of oil companies," Dureza added.
"We express thanks to the oil companies."
Oil firms have been jacking up prices almost weekly, the last hike on Saturday.
Press reports said petrol pump prices were raised 19 times this year while diesel and kerosene prices went up 20 times.
Oil industry officials have said the increases are unavoidable as local prices are still below global levels.
The Philippines imports all of its oil requirements, and it was unclear how long the diesel pump prices would be maintained at the reduced level.
China warns ExxonMobil
to drop Vietnam deal
AFP, Hong Kong
China has warned US oil giant ExxonMobil to drop an exploration deal in the seas offVietnam and said the project could threaten any future mainland contracts, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Sunday.
Diplomats in Washington have contacted senior figures in the world's largest oil firm to protest the deal, which they say could be a breach of Chinese sovereignty, the Sunday Morning Post reported citing unnamed sources close to the USfirm.
"If it was simply a legal question it would be easy," one of the sources told the newspaper.
"Vietnam would probably prevail in international mediation. But it’s political, too. China's concerns make the situation much more complicated for a company like Exxon... China is a very important player in the international oil industry."
The dispute involves a preliminary co-operation agreement between state oil firm PetroVietnam and ExxonMobil covering exploration in the South China Sea offVietnam s south and central coasts, the report said.