Sorong, May 28 -- Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring equal access to quality education for all children across Indonesia, including those living in remote and hard-to-reach areas such as Southwest Papua.

"We cannot afford to leave even one Indonesian child without access to education due to economic barriers, intellectual capacity, physical limitations, or geographical remoteness," he said in a statement received in Sorong, Southwest Papua, on Thursday.

During a visit to Arar Island in Sorong District, Mu'ti said his ministry is prioritizing this year's school revitalization program for facilities affected by disasters as well as schools located in underdeveloped, fron...