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

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

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

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

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

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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.

Purawakarta – Drones, which are unmanned aerial vehicles, manufactured by the Indonesia Maritime Institute are ready to be operated in border regions to carry out area surveillance missions.

Banda Aceh – The Banda Aceh Military Court on Friday sentenced Chief Pvt.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Indonesian Army (TNI) announced it would build the Army Strategic Reserves Command's (Kostrad) III Division in Central Java, thus, quashing rumors that it wou

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – US-based aerospace and security company Lockheed Martin has announced it had won a US$80.6 million contract, which includes the production of night vision te

Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is planning to transform its primary weapons defense system through increased collaboration with local universities and homegrown military industries.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Moeldoko on Friday offered an apology in light of the shooting of a Nasdem Party campaign post in North Aceh regency on Feb.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With the legislative election set to be held next Wednesday, the Indonesian Military (TNI) will assist the General Elections Commission (KPU) in distributi

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – In recent years, the Indonesian political scene has come alive with a host of old and new faces introducing themselves to the public.

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi – Heading into the 2014 election, Indonesian society is being faced with certain political figures, ranging from businessmen and office holders, to military

Port Vila (Radio New Zealand International/Vanuatu Post) – Two leaders of the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation have been warned that they face assassination by the Indonesia

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has demanded that two soldiers implicated in the murder of a family of four in North Sum

Reports in Papua New Guinea say the government has details of incursions across the border by armed Indonesia soldiers earlier this month.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) asserted its readiness to cooperate with any country, including China, to maintain stability in the region.

Tony Ng, Jakarta – The United States plans to help modernize Indonesia's military, including provisions for training and equipment, amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea, wher

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Jakarta – The Indonesian and Timor Leste governments have agreed to boost security and defense ties during a meeting between Defense Minister Poernomo Yusgiantoro and visiting Prime Min

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have said that a preliminary investigation into an attack at a police post near the National Police headquarters has revealed that military personnel might

Jakarta – The defense ministers of Indonesia and the Netherlands, Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert, signed an MoU to strengthen defense cooperation between the two cou

Jakarta – The Air Force is preparing the acquisition of additional jet fighters to establish a new squadron in eastern Indonesia, chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Ida Bagus Putu Dunia s

Marni Cordell – Villagers in a remote West Papuan town have described being beaten and having guns pointed at their heads during a "terrifying" police and military operation at a local

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – Dozens of Russian-made BMP-3F amphibious infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) made a formation as soon as they landed on Asembagus Beach in Situbondo regenc

Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The Indonesian army will be strengthened with 8 units of AH-64 Apache AH-64 combat helicopter, Army Chief of Staff General Budiman said.

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – Saudi Arabia and Indonesia on Thursday signed the first defense cooperation agreement (DCA) covering training and education, counter-terrorism efforts and

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Surakarta – Air Force chief of staff Air Marshall Ida Bagus Putu Dunia said the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) would purchase 24 F-16 fighter jets from the US to modernize the country's

Indonesia is in talks with Russia on the purchase of a number of Kilo Class submarines, as the country expands its deterrent capabilities in anticipation of future regional disputes.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Army has been given six months to complete the construction of 14 roads stretching more than 900 kilometers in Papua and West Papua provinces.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military has denied reports it was involved in a deadly raid on a village on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Free Papua

Jayapura – The XVII/Cenderawasih Military Command (Kodam) chief Maj. Gen.

Despite rejecting allegations that he was gay, Second Sergeant S.N.F.

Yuliasri Perdani and Nurni Sulaiman, Jakarta/Balikpapan – Calls have mounted for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to review its primary weapons and other defense equipment in the wake of t