Several vehicles pass through the one-way traffic system at the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate in Karawang, West Java, on March 27, 2025. - Antara
JAKARTA: The country is likely to see a more reserved Idul Fitri this year as fewer people participate in the mudik (exodus) tradition amid financial hardship, widespread layoffs and President Prabowo Subianto ’s sweeping austerity measures.
Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi predicted earlier this week that the peak of mudik travel would occur on Friday (March 28), or three days before Idul Fitri, and advised travellers to begin their homecoming journeys early to avoid congestion.
