Jakarta, Nov. 2 -- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has pledged to strengthen coordination with regional leaders to address persistent problems in Indonesia's underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost regions.

"Going forward, I will intensify coordination and communication with governors and district heads. We want to resolve all the problems in underdeveloped areas," he said in a speech marking the centenary of the Gospel's arrival in Kalumpang during a working visit to West Sulawesi on Monday.

Gibran said he had taken note of requests for improvements to education and healthcare facilities, as well as the construction of paved roads and community health centers. The requests were conveyed by the Executive Committee of the Synod of ...