Prices of basic necessities are increasing

The Straits Times has raised its price to $1.10c from 0.90c since March this year. That's a 22% increase. I do not buy the ST cos I usually read Yahoo and The New Paper online.
Besides ST increasing its price, the heartlanders' kopitiam also increase its beverage prices eg: kopi O now costs anything from $1 to $1.10c per cup. It used to be 0.80c to .90c. Food prices at the hawker center and foodcourts are also up.
The hearlanders' NTUC supermarkets which were setup in the 1970s to help moderate prices are also upping their prices like crazy.
I pity the ordinary folks especially the retirees who are finding it hard to make ends meet. The government gave them some money to commemorate the SG50 but they are taken back by the price increases.