asia has escaped some of the sharpest rises but even there, more people are being forced to seek help. our asia business correspondent mariko oi reports. a plate of chicken and fragrant rice. a staple dish and one of the most affordable food available usually but this chain has had to raise prices for the first time. for the first time. when the pandemic for the first time. when the pandemic hit, for the first time. when the pandemic hit, chicken, - pandemic hit, chicken, vegetables, rice everything has been increasing. we have absorbed it as much as we can because we are hoping for the whole thing to be over. but what got us at the end, 250% rise in electrical prices. it is really not sustainable. singapore imports most of it