Highways on Java island, which is home to more than half of Indonesia's 260 million people, were packed withtravellers eager to celebrate the end of Ramadan with loved ones. But unlike previous years when travellers were stuck in hours-long traffic jams, this year's congestion was relativelylight. Dwi Soejatmoko, who was making the 550 kilometre (340 miles) journey from Jakarta to Indonesia's cultural capitalYogyakarta, said the trip had so far been headache-free. "There aren't a lot of traffic jams this year," he told AFP. Like China's Lunar New Year holiday or Christmas, the mass movement kicks off an extended holiday when manyIndonesians celebrate Eid, the end of the holy fasting month, with family.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 02, 2019 05:48 UTC