Jakarta, Oct. 19 -- Transmigration Minister Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara stated that the government continues to accelerate the certification of transmigration lands and is targeting 13,000 land certificates to be completed this year.

"Of the 129 thousand plots that we must complete, 6,600 have been certified this year. That's not a small number, as it resolves issues that have been pending for 20 to 30 years," Suryanagara said in Jakarta on Sunday.

He expressed hope that his office can complete around 13,000 plots by the end of the year.

He cited the Rempang area in Batam City, Riau Islands, as an example of progress. The site was selected as a pilot integrated transmigration project aligned with the development of Rempang Eco City, o...