Bitter Sugar at the Market

GRUMBLING, Ester Anderi shoved a sack of granulated sugar into her shopping bag. She paid Rp16,000 a kilogram for it. “It’s not just granulated sugar, (the price of) everything is up. Cooking oil is also still expensive,” she told Tempo when met at the Hamadi Central Market in South Jayapura District, Jayapura City, Papua on Saturday, April 16.

Riski, who trades basic necessities in the market, could only shake his head. He did

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