Abdullah said the pump price of gasoline will rise on Thursday to 2.70 ringgit (US$0.87) a liter, or 10.23 ringgit (US$3.30) a gallon, from 1.92 ringgit (US$0.61) a liter now, to bring it closer to the global market price. "We must reduce wastage. If we can change our lifestyles, we will not suffer a terrible situation.
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