While commodity prices are soaring unreasonably, interim President Min Aung Hlaing holds a ceremony to mark the completion of the Myanmar Space Agency's technology as part of his 100-day plan

During the 100-day plan of interim President Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup, no measures were taken to curb the soaring commodity prices that the public is facing. However, an event was held to mark the completion of the technology projects of the Myanmar Space Agency (MSA). The ceremony to mark the completion of technology projects and a practical demonstration was held yesterday, July 27, at the Myanmar Space Agency (MSA) in Lhangoo Township, Yangon, and was attended by interim President Min Aung Hlaing himself. Currently, on the ground, due to the interim government's "100-day plan to prevent illegal goods," road tolls and transportation costs, as well as cargo freight charges, have risen unreasonably by about three times, causing a situation where the flow of goods is blocked, and the public is facing the impact of soaring commodity prices. While the public is struggling to secure their livelihoods, interim President Min Aung Hlaing stated that the establishment of the Myanmar Space Agency is an implementation of the nation's dream, and he met with astronaut candidates who have been preliminarily selected to serve as astronauts, saying that Myanmar's first astronauts would be selected. At the ceremony, a model of the MAH-1 satellite and the status of the E-library connected to the libraries of Belarus were also demonstrated. Although the interim government speaks of promoting science and technology, internet line speeds have been reduced in major cities, including Yangon, and phone and internet lines remain blocked in many cities. Furthermore, on the ground, palm oil is selling for around 18,000 kyats per viss (approximately 1.6 kg) in the open market, and although the interim government has set the reference price for Yangon at 7,220 kyats, due to the limited sale of oil books, most of the public cannot afford to buy it and are forced to purchase it from the black market. Similarly, a single egg is selling for around 700 kyats in the open market, and the interim government's forced sale at 550 kyats through the cooperative system has led to shortages in the market. In a situation where interim President Min Aung Hlaing himself has admitted that the interim government's attempts to control commodity prices through its military-owned cooperative system have failed to control inflation and commodity prices, only showy projects called "space programs" are being implemented as part of the 100-day plan. Photo – Interim Government