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HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY

Jakarta, Sept. 28 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Sunday.

The Jakarta Post
HOLIDAYMAKERS PREFER VEHICLES AND TRAINS

Siti Rohayati could not wait for her last day at work to end a head of the Idul Fitri holidays on Saturday, for on Sunday morning she and her husband were to travel by road to her hometown in Lampung to celebrate the festivity with her family.


Media Indonesia
PARCEL BUSINESS UP

The most gloomy year was in 2004 when for the first time the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) banned parcel gifts for public officials. However, now the parcel business recovers.


Republika
THERE ARE ALWAYS HOME-BOUND TRAVELERS
"Home-bound traveling has become a phenomena which is difficult to accept logically," wrote a citizen journalist in Jakarta, Badiyo. Million of people were determined to return to their hometowns despite drastic increase in ticket prices, traffic jams, and various security problems.


Kompas
FROM JAKARTA TO CIREBON 19 HOURS

It took about 19 hours for home-bound travelers using road transporation to reach Cirebon from Jakarta, on Saturday (Sept. 27). Traffic jam from Jakarta to Central Java through Cikampek-Subang-Indramayu, Cirebon is still expected on Sunday.

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