A costumed police officer in Tegal, Indonesia, on April 26, 2021. - JP
SURABAYA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Last year, university student Hakim (not his real name), armed only with courage and reckless abandon, travelled 338km from Yogyakarta to Gresik, East Java, his hometown, to reunite with his mother.
"My mother sulked when I said I couldn't go home because the government had forbidden it. She didn't want to answer my call. Rather than having her feel abandoned, I decided to just go home. She's the only parent I have left. I would do anything for her," the 25-year old recalled.
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