Jakarta, Dec. 19 -- The Indonesian government will distribute 260,000 pieces of export-reject clothing to three disaster-hit provinces in Sumatra starting December 22.

"In the first batch, we will send 106,000 pieces of clothing to Aceh on Monday, followed by a second shipment of 100,000 pieces to North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh," Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Friday.

Karnavian said the distribution has complied with legal procedures, following approval from Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa through the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the minister of finance, particularly the Customs and Excise Directorate General, as...