Indonesians rejoice as they celebrate with families again
As Covid-19 curbs ease, millions of Muslims across Indonesia and Malaysia are travelling home for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, or Idul Fitri in Indonesia, for the first time in two years. The Sunday Timesspeaks to them as they embark on their journey to reunite with their families.
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Three years of waiting for a family reunion during Hari Raya Aidilfitri have finally ended for Indonesian housewife Alnuria Titania and her husband Dony Setyo Prasojo, 32, who works in a textile company.
Last Tuesday, with two young children in tow and gifts of chocolate and peanut cookies packed, they boarded a train from Jakarta's Pasar Senen railway station headed for Bojonegoro, in East Java province, for an eight-day holiday with "a hundred" family members and friends. Most of them last met three years ago, in 2019.