JAKARTA: The parking lot of a small shopping complex near my home was filled with dozens of cars parked in an unruly manner. It was 5pm and a small band of people in face masks decided to venture out of their homes to hunt for snacks for the upcoming iftar - the breaking of the fast. Some headed to the minimarts to look for cold drinks and biscuits, while others made a beeline for the handful of hawkers selling sweet desserts, savoury fritters and colourful traditional cakes. But there were hardly any queues at this humble Ramadan bazaar in Jakarta, despite the fact that iftar was just an hour away. The regular customers, workers of nearby clothing shops, hair salons and offices, were mostly absent thanks to the so-called large-scale social restrictions imposed by the city government to curb the spread of COVID-19, leaving many shops and buildings shuttered. Not too far away from the vendors were a handful of motorcycle taxi riders, their eyes fixated on their phones ... » Learn More about Ramadan takes on a quiet meaning this year, as COVID-19 restrictions disrupt rituals and gatherings in Indonesia