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In this year's Lebaran, the government provides relatively adequate lanes of going home. The line starts from toll roads, old arterial roads to alternative roads. However, good and measurable traffic flow management is the key to avoid serious congestion. Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi said in Jakarta, on Sunday (3/6/2018) that he expects the prospective travelers not to depart at the same time. With long holidays, travelers can go home more freely. He further said that time management needs to be considered. Homecoming peak is estimated on June 9th or Day-6 of Lebaran at Cikarang Toll Gate, West Java, and June 10 or Day-5 in Semarang.

Former Rector of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta for the period 1998-2006, Azyumardi Azra at a seminar in Central Jakarta last week, told his son who was studying at the University of Indonesia (UI) had been approached by radical groups. Azyumardi's experience illustrates how radical elements have penetrated the campus's everyday life in the country, especially after the Densus 88 anti-terror team arrested a terrorist suspect and two witnesses at the University of Riau (Unri) on last Saturday (2/6). Earlier, Chief of State Intelligence Agency –BIN, Budi Gunawan at the BEM IV Congress in Semarang on Saturday (28/4), said that about 39% of college students have been exposed to radical understanding. Budi added that based on the survey result, 24 percent of students and 23.3 percent of high school students agree with Jihad for the establishment of an Islamic state. Therefore, Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Indonesia Forum Rector (FRI), Asep Saifuddin emphasized that students should be made aware that radical thinking only consumes energy in the midst of fast-moving world with innovation-based development model.

Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya explained before the homecoming wave begins, that the period is the right momentum for the regions to promote the leading tourist destinations. Moreover, Lebaran moment with long holidays  will make the tourist areas crowded with visitors. Arief projects the potential area that will be the backbone of tourism during the homecoming season is Sukabumi- Serang which is the Java-Sumatra route. Meanwhile, Solo and Banyuwangi are ready to welcome local travelers with various events. Arief also projected that Idul Fitri is able to increase the flow of tourist movements in the archipelago favorite destinations, despite the number of foreign tourists visiting declined during the period.