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Published: Tuesday January 4, 2011 MYT 8:29:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday January 4, 2011 MYT 9:38:50 PM

RON 97 petrol and kerosene to cost 10 sen more per litre

KUALA LUMPUR: The price of RON 97 petrol will go up by 10sen to RM2.40 a litre on Wednesday, said Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia president Datuk Hashim Othman.

The price of kerosene will also go up by 10sen to RM2.50 a litre.

The price of RON95 will, however, remain at RM1.90 sen per litre.

Hashim said the confirmation of the price increase was received from petrol companies about 9pm on Tuesday.

“The price of crude oil has gone up.

The petrol companies have averaged out the prices globally,” he told The Star.

RON 97 was last increased by 15 sen to RM2.30 on Dec 1.