Jakarta, Dec. 1 -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) handed over 1.5 million land certificates legalizing residents' land ownership through hybrid means here on Thursday.

"I am glad that this afternoon, some 1,552,000 certificates have been distributed in 34 provinces and received (by residents) at the State Palace or respective provinces," the president stated at the State Palace here.

Of the 126 million land plots requiring certification, the president said that 100 million certificates have been completed, while the remaining 26 million certificates are expected to be completed in the next two or three years.

Jokowi was also glad that the land dispute involving the Anak Dalam people had been addressed by the issuance of certificates fo...