Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The plan to establish joint area defense commands (Kogabwilhan) among forces in the Indonesian Military (TNI) faces many challenges, experts say.

Christian children in Indonesia's most easterly province are bearing the brunt of a multi-faceted Islamisation programme that is changing the character of the formerly Christian-majorit

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Amid growing fear from civil society groups over the determination of Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu to restore the military's sociopolitical role of the past

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry is proposing to make patriotism a subject in schools in a bid to revive nationalism among students.

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Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The new government's plan to bolster the country's defense spending to almost triple its current budget by 2019 has received support from international relation

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Ben Bohane – In a gathering of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu last week, different factions of the independence movement united to form a new body called the United Liberation Movement

Faiq Hidayat – The Defense Department will be reviving the Student University Paramilitary Regiment (Menwa) on all campuses throughout Indonesia.

Michael Bachelard, Jayapura, West Papua – Ten years after he was jailed for raising the outlawed "Morning Star" flag, West Papuan independence leader Filep Karma has called on Indonesia

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo agreed on Friday to continue with an Indonesian Military (TNI) plan for the formation of defense groups under a joint command, loca

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – After retiring from the military almost a decade ago, newly appointed Defense Minister Gen.

Ina Parlina, Fadli and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Batam, Medan – Defense Minister Gen.

Fadli and Yuliasri Perdani, Batam/Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has identified four possible human rights violations in last week's armed clash between

Jakarta – Aiming for world-class military technology, the Republic of Indonesia is committed to advancing the countrys defense industry by promoting joint cooperation between local and

Yuliasri Perdani and Fadli, Jakarta/Batam – An armed attack by soldiers on the Riau Islands police mobile brigade (Brimob) headquarters on Wednesday stems from the failure of leaders wi

Arnold Sianturi, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – A police officer in North Sumatra was stabbed to death by a soldier on Thursday, in the latest incident of violence between

Fadli, Batam – Dozens of unidentified Army personnel surrounded the headquarters of the Riau Islands Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in Batam, Riau Islands, opened fire and vandalized it

Kennial Caroline Laia & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said on Thursday that the government was committed to boosting the portion of defense spending u

Jakarta – The United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert O Blake expected that there will be no military equipment embargo for Indonesia in the future.

Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has pledged to spur the development and production of naval weapons by national defense firms in an effort to realize President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vis

Chris Blake – Former Suharto-era general Ryamizard Ryacudu, tapped by Indonesian President Joko Widodo for defense minister, could become a conduit to the powerful armed forces for the

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Military experts have raised concerns that upgrades to the Indonesian Military's (TNI) weaponry system could be stalled under the leadership

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Yohana Susana Yembise might have had a bitter pill to swallow when she was defeated as a candidate to become the 2014-2019 Biak Numfor regent in Papua, bu

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura, Papua – A military officer was wounded in a shooting between police officers and soldiers in restive Papua province on Monday.

Yuliasri Perdani and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Surabaya – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has criticized lavish plans to mark the Indonesian Mil

Jakarta – Ahead of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 69th anniversary, which falls on Sunday, activists have assessed that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government has failed to re

Yeremia Sukoyo & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Four soldiers were rushed to hospital at the weekend after they were allegedly shot by police officers following a raid on a fuel storage fa

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesian military commander Gen. Moeldoko has announced that Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) commander Maj. Gen.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has thanked visiting US senator John McCain for his country's support to help modernize the Indonesian Military's (TNI) weaponry system.

Ina Parlina and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – New Army chief Lt. Gen.

Ina Parlina and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed on Tuesday Lt. Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo as the new Army chief of staff to replace Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesia Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Moeldoko said on Tuesday that the TNI headquarters had proposed three candidates to take over as Army chief of staff, after Gen.

Max Horder – Home to 3.5 million people, daily life in West Papua is characterised by widespread violence, intimidation and political suppression.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Five points.

Venidora Oliveira – NGO Belun's Early Attention and Response Program identified 17 members of the national police force PNTL and of the national defence forces F-FDTL involved in crimes

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to receive the first batch of armored vehicles it procured from Germany – from an order of 164 units – as the archipelagic nat

A leaked document sheds some light on a notorious human rights case, but also poses many questions and leaves much unsaid.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto said on Tuesday that the antigraft body had the authority to investigate corruption cases involving

Kuala Lumpur – Global Komited Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Weststar Group of Companies, has signed a RM2.2 million contract for the supply of 10 initial Weststar General Service (GS) cargo

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) said Sunday that it had taken disciplinary action against two officers allegedly involved in political canvassing for Gerindra Part

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The investigation held by the army into allegations that a soldier encouraged residents of a Central Jakarta neigborhood to vote for Prabowo Subianto has found t

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The campaign team of presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has demanded that the Indonesian Military (TNI) suspend the operation of its village supervisory

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Elections Monitoring Agency (Bawaslu) is preparing a summons letter for Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – A neighborhood in Central Jakarta where 90 percent of the population are of Chinese descent and Christians was visited by a sergeant from the military to check on their prefer

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Jakarta – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) must remain neutral during the presidential election because

Margareth Aritonang, Headlines – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono lashed out on Monday at several active generals both in the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police whom he

Suherdjoko and Agus Azka, Semarang/Purbalingga – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.