The retail price for RON95 and RON97 petrol for the month of August remains unchanged, while the price for diesel will increase by 10 sen, effective midnight tonight.

Petron Petrol Dealers Association president Datuk Alang Zari Ishak, in confirming this said, the price for RON95 remains at RMRM1.75 per litre while RON97 remains at RM2.10 per litre.

"The new diesel price is now RM1.70 per litre," Bernama quoted him as saying.

Last month, petrol prices increased for the first time since April when the retail price of all three substances went up by five sen on July 1.

Since April, the petrol price has been RM1.70 per litre for RON95, RM2.05 per litre for RON97 and RM1.55 per litre for diesel.