JAKARTA, May 10 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Despite the government’s attempts to stop people from visiting their hometowns for Idul Fitri, resulting in tens of thousands of vehicles forced to make a U-turn at toll gates, some travelers have managed to find a way around the mudik (exodus) ban.
National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) chief Insp-Gen Istiono announced that that three days into the mudik ban, the police had stopped around 70,000 vehicles and instructed drivers to go back to where they came from after they failed to produce the necessary permits and travel requirements.