Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has said he will not revise a 2015 ministerial regulation that the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief says has curtailed his author

Jakarta – The recent arrival of a new presidential chopper at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta has raised questions over who had authorized the purchase of the $55 million medium-lift he

By calling upon citizens' supposed rights and obligations to defend the nation, Indonesia's military is marching down a perilous path, writes Bhatara Ibnu Reza.

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has inaugurated the former Defense Ministry's inspector general, Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, as the new Air Force chief of staff, replac

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A cross-sector meeting on border management led by Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo on Tuesday raised again a controversial plan to deploy military personnel to various areas outs

Jayapura, Papua – The Indonesian military plans to develop rice fields in the remote district of Nabire in the country's eastern province of Papua this year.

Pontianak, W Kalimantan – Police have sent more unit of its mobile brigade to Papua to maintain security in the country's easternmost province of Papua.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu held on Thursday an annual meeting with other ministers, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Home Minister Tjahjo Kumol

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said the military-run Bela Negara, or Defend the Nation, program will be monitored closely after an official was disciplined for hosting members of the

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Jakarta – The Setara Institute urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to evaluate the Bela Negara program following criticisms against Indonesian Military (TNI) in Lebak that gave Bela Negara (State

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Tom Allard and Kanupriya Kapoor (Reuters) – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo reproached his military chief in a meeting last week amid concerns the commander was "out of control" after he unilater

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Jakarta – The Siliwangi Military Command has stripped Lebak military commander Lt. Col.

Jakarta – Indonesia's security might be threatened as conflicts in the pursuit of the world's dwindling energy sources are likely to shift towards equatorial regions, the military chief said in Jak

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has reiterated that all active personnel should be able to exercise their right to vote.

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Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) says that its internal solidarity has been maintained despite the recent arrests of two retired Army generals for alleged treason,

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to help it crack down on graft plaguing the procurement of defense weaponry between 2010 and 2014.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – In a landmark ruling, the Jakarta Military Court has sentenced a one-star Indonesian Military (TNI) general to life for embezzling US$12 million through defense weaponry pro

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesia may face hurdles in its efforts to set up an independent defense industry by 2024 as the government is experiencing obstacles with the transfer of techno

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After ordering three submarines from South Korea, Indonesia plans to buy three more as part of the country's minimum essential force (MEF) program.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led a simple ceremony to commemorate National Heroes Day at the Indonesian Special Forces headquarters in East Jakarta on Thursday (10/11).

Medan – The Bukit Barisan Regional Military Command in North Sumatra dismissed with disgrace 47 soldiers for drug abuse and desertion during a dismissal ceremony on the Benteng Medan field in Medan

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – Foreign defense suppliers expressed readiness on Thursday to transfer technologies to Indonesia in cooperation with local companies to meet the country's need for majo

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Korean defense company Daewoo Shipbuilding and marine Engineering (DSME) launched the second submarine ordered by Indonesia in Okpo, Geoje Island, South Korea, on Monday.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to allocate Rp 108 trillion (US$8.31 billion) for the Defense Ministry's 2017 budget, an increase from the Rp 104 trillion prop

Venidora Oliveira – Minister of Defense Cirilio Cristovao said execution of the general state budget for the Defense Ministry reached 67% by mid-year.

Jakarta – Spending by the Defense Ministry and the Indonesian Military (TNI) next year is set to be much lower than proposed by the government, despite plans to establish military bases in Natuna,

Jakarta – Granting voting rights for Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel would not be possible because of existing laws, State Secretary Pratikno said on Friday.

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Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Residents of Sari Rejo in Medan, North Sumatra, claim that a number of Air Force personnel have started to come into their areas, calling on them to immediately leave their

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Air Force has denied claims that it sent personnel to intimidate residents of Sari Rejo in Medan, North Sumatra, so that they would leave their houses on a disputed plo

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Andrew Greene – Members of Indonesia's armed forces have wrapped up their first training exercise in Australia since diplomatic relations between both countries soured over the East Timor crisis tw

Jayapura – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu appointed 124 school-aged youths as state defense program recruits in Skouw-Wutung, located at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border on Tuesday.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Police in Papua have increased security measures by sending two special teams to Puncak Jaya regency following the fatal shooting of a teacher in the regency's Mulia

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police are stepping up the hunt for the gunman in a mysterious shooting that left a teacher dead in Mulia district, Puncak Jaya, Papua on Monday.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – In defiance of last week's violent raid by troops of the Siliwangi Military Command, the Street Library continued its service in Cikapayang Park in Bandung, West Java, over the

Jakarta – Human rights activists have rejected a House of Representatives plan to reinstate deliberation on a government-proposed national security bill, which has been on the backburner for years

Jakarta – The government is set to continue with its controversial State Defense program, a paramilitary training program for civilians, despite concerns that the program will exacerbate thuggery.

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