Jakarta, Aug. 2 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said he is coordinating with regional governments to prepare sites for tuition-free schools under the Sekolah Rakyat (People's School) program in support of President Prabowo Subianto's vision.

He noted in a statement cited here Sunday that the government intends to maximize the use of underutilized regional government assets to advance the national priority program.

Tito made the remarks while attending the groundbreaking ceremony for a Sekolah Rakyat campus in Biak Numfor District, Papua, on Saturday (Aug. 1), where he also distributed aid to teachers and students.

The minister emphasized that Sekolah Rakyat is intended for children from families classified as poor or extremely ...