Indonesian factory uses traditional noodle-making technique
In Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of producing mie lethek (in Javanese, “dirty noodles”) at a factory founded by his late grandfather. Yasir’s family continues to use traditional processes to make their mie lethek. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind flour, a technique rarely seen today, according to Getty Images.
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- A worker carries noodles or mie lethek after the steaming process at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Workers use a cow to grind flour in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Workers use a cow to grind flour in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Workers grind flour at the mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker carries firewood at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker carries noodles to be steamed in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker carries noodles or mie lethek to be steamed at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Kesdi Wiyono, 65, who has worked for 20 years at a mie lethek factory, stands next to a cow at the factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker carries noodles to be steamed at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Mie lethek sits on racks before the steaming process at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Workers smoke during a break at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Workers perform the noodle-molding process to make mie lethek at a mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker performs the noodle-molding process to make mie lethek at a mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Rebon takes a break at a mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker fills dough into a basket after it was ground to be molded into noodles at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker carries a basket of dough after it was ground at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Mie lethek sits on mats and racks before the steaming process at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- Mie lethek sits on racks before the steaming process at mie lethek factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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- A worker carries mie lethek after it dried at a factory in Srandakan village, Bantul on May 22, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Yasir Feri Ismatrada took on the family business of mie lethek production founded by his late grandfather. A one-ton stone cylinder is rotated by cows in order to grind the flour, a technique rarely seen today. Yasir puts great importance on the fair treatment of his 40 employees with management profits capped at 10%, prioritizing the interests of the staff. Mie lethek are sold for Rp 8,000 or US$80 cents per kilogram. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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May 26, 2013 @ 12:55:17
While Yasir toils for his living, other Javanese join the TNI a business and political organisation that also acts as Indonesia’s military whose origin lays in the volunteer militia formed by Sukarno to support the Japanese during the Pacific war. Generals today own banks, construction, and logging industries from Aceh to the UN trust territory of Papua which Indonesia has been administrating on behalf of the UN since 1963 (see UN summary http://t.co/vdfLkdM3fQ a trust arrangement authorised by the UN General Assembly in resolution 1752 (XVII) http://t.co/y98MDH9Lxc by power of article 85 and Chapter XII of the UN Charter http://un.org/en/documents/charter )
Today westpapuamedia.info regretfully has filed a report titled “Beheadings and dumped bodies pile up as Indonesian special forces rampage again in Tingginambut”. America has been supporting the TNI since 1949 and perhaps that policy should be reviewed again…