The Jakarta Post
All aboard: Hundreds of people struggle to board passenger ship KM Lambelu destined for Ambon, Ternate and Papua at the Soekarno-Hatta Port in Makassar, South Sulawesi. In the coming three to four days, the exodus will peak as millions of people travel to their hometowns and villages to celebrate the Muslim festival of Idul Fitri.(Antara/Yusran Uccang)With approximately 16.5 million holidaymakers throughout the country beginning their journeys home for the Idul Fitri holidays, the government said all preparations had been finalized.
Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto said major roads across the country, including those that ran across the northern coastal region of Java (Pantura) and the Trans-Sumatra highway, were 90 percent ready.
Djoko said that during the past two months, the ministry had expedited work to fix potholes and construct more bridges.
“Preparat...