Indonesia begins its Eid al-Fitr travel ban as some try to skirt rules
The Peninsula
JAKARTA - Indonesia began imposing a previously announced ban on domestic travel on Thursday as it sought to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, when millions normally travel to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month.
Police officers were deployed across the capital city of Jakarta on Thursday to check documents and prevent travellers without special permission from leaving the city. They were enforcing a ban on travel by air, land, sea, and rail announced in April which is due to be in place between May 6-17. Millions of people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation traditionally "mudik” or return home to visit their families for the celebrations.More Related News