Yogyakarta, Feb. 9 -- The government has scheduled a retreat for 505 regional heads elected in last year's local elections, from February 21 to 28, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto announced.

Speaking at the Yogyakarta Palace on Sunday, he stated that the event will be held at the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, following the leaders' simultaneous inauguration in Jakarta on February 20.

"The President has designated Magelang as the venue for briefing the leaders, starting with the Red and White Cabinet members," he said, referencing a cabinet retreat held at the same location in October.

Sugiarto explained that the government chose the Military Academy again for the retreat to maximize efficiency and effec...