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Fuel Prices: RON97, Diesel Up By Three Sen

Fuel Prices: RON97, Diesel Up By Three Sen

Barnama8 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) – The retail price of RON95 petrol remains unchanged at RM2.05 per litre, while the price of RON97 increases by three sen from RM3.18 to RM3.21 per litre for the period of July 17 to 23.
In a statement today, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced that during the same period, the retail price of diesel in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan remains at RM2.15 per litre, while in Peninsular Malaysia, it rises by three sen from RM2.88 to RM2.91 per litre.
MOF said the price adjustments are based on the weekly retail pricing of petroleum products, using the Automatic Pricing Mechanism formula.
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