Flour Power

The soaring international wheat price spikes domestic flour prices. Small- and medium-sized industries are the hardest hit.

September 11, 2007

THE temperature of the room, five times the size of a badminton court, is tremendously high. In addition to the sun's scorching heat, there are four bread ovens generating a temperature of 180 degrees C. Yet, dozens of employees don't seem bothered by it. Amid small talk, they continue to focus on their work. "But, bread production is not at a maximum at present," says Ajat, financial staff at Lucky Bakery.

The bakery, located in Kampung Bojong Poncol

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