Jakarta, Oct. 22 -- State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi stated that President Prabowo Subianto's concern for Islamic boarding schools is demonstrated through the recent establishment of the Directorate General for Islamic Boarding Schools under the Religious Affairs Ministry.

Hadi stated on Wednesday that the creation of the new directorate general is prompted by the incident at Al-Khoziny Boarding School in Sidoarjo, East Java. He said the incident highlighted the need for the government to strengthen support for some 42 thousand Islamic boarding schools nationwide.

Moreover, the president tasked the Public Works Ministry to assess the structural safety of the school's building, he added. Similar evaluations are also being carried...