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Thousands of motorists queue at a toll gate in Surabaya, Indonesia, as they travel to their home towns to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holidays – China Morning Post, 24 June 2017.

Thousands of motorists queue at a toll gate in Surabaya, Indonesia, as they travel to their home towns to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holidays – 2017. Source: AAP

SBS correspondent Nurhadi Sucahyo in Yogyakarta and Hidayatjati a resident of Pekanbaru, describe conditions as people return to their hometowns to celebrate ‘Idhul Fitri’.


What is the atmosphere like in Yogyakarta and Pekanbaru? Why?  How are people dealing with the traffic problems that inevitably arise at this time of year? Has there been any rorting of prices?   Nurhadi Sucahyo and Hidayatjati provide brief updates.


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