Indonesia bans annual Ramadan exodus

By Maikel Jefriando
Updated April 21 2020 - 4:38pm, first published 2:40pm
Indonesia has banned people from travelling to their hometowns after Ramadan.
Indonesia has banned people from travelling to their hometowns after Ramadan.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has banned the traditional annual exodus by people streaming out of cities at the end of the Muslim fasting month in May, as the Southeast Asian nation looks to curb the spread of coronavirus.

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