President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his ranks are preparing scenarios to prevent people from embarking on eid homecoming or ‘mudik’, an annual exodus of individuals returning to their villages and hometowns to celebrate Eidul Fitr with friends and families. “To ensure the community stayed safe at home, it might be an alternative to move national holidays on other days for …

Ramadhan has not started yet and the government is planning to ban eid homecoming due to coronavirus. Transportation Ministry spokeswoman Adita Irawati said there were people who stole the start of eid homecoming. That resulted in the potential spread of the Corona outbreak (COVID-19) to be more widespread. “Why is prohibited from homecoming? This was conveyed by the Director General …

Eid homecoming (mudik) trips is very common for Indonesian citizens after spending one month Ramadhan fasting. They usually get long public holiday to spend time with the family. However, due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the emergency period, Transportation Ministry is mulling over the policy to ban the people from going on mudik to curb the spread of the virus. “We …