Indonesia Bans Exodus for Eid

Leaky last-minute prohibition on return to hometowns

By: Ainur Rohmah

The Indonesian government, which has officially banned the exodus of millions of Ramadan-bound residents from the Jakarta conurbation, is having trouble enforcing the ban, with local media reporting that transit stations were packed with passengers attempting to leave after they had lost their jobs because of Covid-19 and no longer had s…