Jakarta, Sept. 22 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has said that the approval of 15 district/city bills covering three provinces in Kalimantan will strengthen legal certainty in regional government administration.

"To achieve legal certainty without controversy, while also serving as the legal basis for all derivative regulations below it, including regional regulations," Karnavian said, as quoted from his written statement here on Tuesday.

He made the remarks at a plenary session of the House of Representatives (DPR) on the Level II Deliberation/Decision-Making on the 15 district/city bills, held at the DPR Plenary Session Room in Jakarta on Tuesday.

According to him, the regulatory update is needed to align the legal basis for...