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MYANMAR – Most of the non-CDM employees working under the military coup council are reportedly facing food shortages due to increased commodities prices, according to the employees under the military council.
Currently, basic food items such as rice, oil, and onion prices have increased more than three times, and the monthly salary of over 190,000 kyats is not enough to afford a living, stated the basic employees in Pathein.
“The daily cost of living expenses is around 10,000 kyats. My salary is only 190,000 kyats, so I can’t make ends meet every month. I have to borrow money for food. It’s between 4,000 to 5,000 kyats for a viss of onions and 3,00 kyats for an egg. So, staff lives have been struggling as long as we are alive,” said a Pathein resident staff.
The coup leader stated that starting from the end of October, non-CDM employees will receive a monthly salary increase of 30,000 kyats. Even then, an office manager-level employee will only receive more than 250,000 kyats which would still not be sufficient, said the Non CDM staff.
“At the end of this month, my salary is said to be increased by 30,000 kyats. Even with the raise, my salary is a little more than 200,000 kyats. If we spend 10,000 on food, it’s 300,000 a month. I was able to save before the coup. Now, when the month ends, I’m paying off the debt from last month,” a non-CDM employee in Yangon told the media.
According to the current market price, a viss of cooking oil ranges from 6,000 kyats to 15,000 kyats and around 4,500 kyats per viss of onions and 1,000 kyats per 0.1 viss of garlic. According to grocery stores in Pathein, even a bag of low-quality rice costs from around 50,000 kyats to 100,000 kyats.