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The file picture shows traffic congestion during homebound trip season in Merak port before Eid al Fitr. (file photo)

Ahad , 11 Aug 2013, 20:59 WIB

The peak of returning trip season in Merak port starts on Sunday

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MERAK - The returning trip in Merak port (Banten) from Bakauheni port (Lampung) is expected to peak on Sunday, August 11 and seven days after Eid al-Fitr. Public...

The third Indonesian president, BJ Habibie (file photo)

Ahad , 11 Aug 2013, 20:44 WIB

Habibie: Do not blame religion as the source of conflict

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The third Indonesian president, BJ Habibie said moment of Eid al-Fitr 1434 Hijr should serve as new beginning for Indonesian development. Using religion as an excuse of conflict was unacceptable, he said. Habibie admitted that conflict sometimes was inevitable in a change process. "It is not religious conflict, hence do not blame religion," he said during Eid...

Ahad , 11 Aug 2013, 00:01 WIB

Data shows 276 homebound travelers die in a week

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Ketupat Jaya Operation held by National...

Jumat , 09 Aug 2013, 00:59 WIB

Jokowi to celebrate Idul Fitri in hometown Solo

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and...

Jumat , 09 Aug 2013, 00:01 WIB

Chinese Muslims perform Eid prayer at Cheng Hoo Mosque

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA - Citizens of Surabaya, especially Chinese Muslims...

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (left) shakes hand with a guess in an open house to celebrate Eid al Fitr at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Thursday, August 8, 2013.

Kamis , 08 Aug 2013, 21:50 WIB

Thousands throng president Yudhoyono's open house

Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali chairs a session in Jakarta to determine Shawwal 1 when Muslim celebrate it as Eid al Fitr. All participants decide that the Islamic festivity falls on Thursday, August 8, 2013.

Rabu , 07 Aug 2013, 21:39 WIB

Minister: Eid Mubarak 1434 Hijr

Quran, the Muslims' holy book (illustration)

Selasa , 06 Aug 2013, 21:00 WIB

Minister: Indonesia`s Quran paper has export quality

Sahur or pre dawn meal is also a moment for gathering and sharing with people in need. (illustration)

Selasa , 06 Aug 2013, 20:19 WIB

Some youth organizations provide sahur meal for poor people

Deputy Governor of Central Java Rustriningsih (center with headscarf) releases 10.400 homebound travellers in East Jakarta to depart for Central Java on Saturday.

Ahad , 04 Aug 2013, 18:17 WIB

Central Java govt organizes free homebound travel

Passengers wait in train station in Senen, Jakarta, during homebound season on Friday, August 2, 2013.

Sabtu , 03 Aug 2013, 00:27 WIB

Money flows during homebound season approximately 90 trillion IDR

A calligrapgy exhibition in South Jakarta (file exhibition)

Sabtu , 03 Aug 2013, 00:19 WIB

Painters hold an Arabic calligraphy exhibition

A man reads Quran from his gadget during itikaf, or night stay in the mosque in the last ten days or Ramadan. (illustration)

Jumat , 02 Aug 2013, 20:32 WIB

A time tunnel called ‪'Laylatul Qadr'

Jumat , 02 Aug 2013, 02:00 WIB

Garuda Indonesia adds 88 extra flights

A medical worker examines a patient in a health center set up during homebound session.

Jumat , 02 Aug 2013, 01:41 WIB

Police deploy six surveillance vessels at Port of Bakauheni

Muslims participate in itikaf program during the last ten days of Ramadan. (illustration)

Kamis , 01 Aug 2013, 02:04 WIB

Itikaf programs are underway in mosques

Suramadu Bridge spans from Surabaya in East Java to Madura Island. The vehicle influx to the bridge this Eid al Fitr is expected to increase 10 percent compared to last year's. (illustration)

Rabu , 31 Jul 2013, 01:41 WIB

Vehicles influx to Suramadu to increase 10 percent

Roads in North Coast (Pantura) in Brebes, Central Java, are still under construction. The road lanes in the area become the busiest traffict in Eid season.

Fifteen companies prepare 1,725 buses for Eid

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Fiveten companies provide 1,725 buses to take people in Jakarta to various regions of West Java, Central Java and East Java to free homecoming trips during Eid celebration or locally popular as "mudik". Head of Public Relation in Jakarta Police, Rikwanto said buses would depart from July 31 to August 5, 2013. "Some buses will also take...