PRICES of food and  basic food staples began rising last week. At the Balubur Market, Bandung, West Java, the price of eggs rose from Rp25,000 per kilogram at the start of the week to Rp33,000 several days after. Likewise, the price of rice rose from Rp9,500 per kilogram to Rp10,000. “The most noticeable increase is the price of eggs,” said Epi, 59 years old, a resident of Kebon Bibit, Bandung, who was grocery shopping at the mar