Samantha Michaels & Ulma Haryanto – In 2009, more than a decade after the fall of Suharto, a presidential and ministerial decree ordered the Indonesian military to restructure the w

Samantha Michaels & Ulma Haryanto – The government says it has reformed the military's once-extensive network of businesses, but it has failed to ensure that military organizations

Samantha Michaels & Ulma Haryanto – In April last year, the Defense Ministry received a letter from two civil society groups.

Jakarta – The National Police were separated from the Indonesian Military 12 years ago, and critics are saying that the process of reforming the nation's security apparatus has been sti

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Intelligence Agency (BIN) head Lt. Gen.

Iman Mahditama, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said Monday they would question two soldiers who were shot while allegedly as part of a motorcycle gang that carried out vigilante acts on J

Bayu Marhaenjati – Police disclosed on Friday that members of the Indonesian Navy were allegedly involved in a string of motorcycle gang attacks in Jakarta that left two civilians dead

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has sent a bill on social conflict management back to a committee for revision during its plenary session on Tuesday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The government has added a last-minute provision to the bill on social conflicts that would give the military a greater role in resolving such issues, reversi

Military Police in Padang, West Sumatra, stripped dozens of military stickers from cars and motorcycles whose owners were not authorized to use them.

Ulma Haryanto – A major Indonesian rights group has accused the government of lacking transparency in its recent purchase of fighter jets.

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Ismira Lutfia – Analysts have encouraged a greater role for the military in peacetime and community-building activities as a way of developing a national sense of responsibility through

Zakir Hussain – The Indonesian military's shopping list in recent months has included Sukhoi fighter jets and Leopard main battle tanks, but what the country's defense officials are mos

The commander of the district military command in Jayapura denied that any military operations are taking place in Papua.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A coalition of human rights groups has filed a report with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), alleging that there had been a markup in the government pu

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Rights watchdogs say that the Indonesian government used a broker to buy Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, despite claims to the contrary from the Russian Em

Yuli Tri Suwarni – The government has allocated Rp 1.14 trillion (US$125 million) in the state budget this year to build 86 rented flats for members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The Wirabuana Military Command, which oversees the Gorontalo, Central, North, South, West and Southeast Sulawesi provinces, spends part of its time on streng

Jayapura – In Papua, the Indonesian army, the TNI, always uses the welfare approach towards the Papuan people, including armed civilians who continue to create disturbances in Puncak Ja

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate allegations that six Russian-made jets purchased by the Defense Ministry were unduly marked up, Defense Minister Purnomo Yus

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislator Tubagus Hasanuddin raised questions on Friday about a recent Defense Ministry purchase of six Russian fighter jets, claiming the deal might have be

Ulma Haryanto – The National Commission on Human Rights called on Friday for the revision of the 1997 Military Tribunal Law to include a public trial for cases outside of "military affa

Nethy Dharma Somba and Dicky Christanto, Papua, Jakarta – Maj. Gen.

Singapore – Indonesia on Wednesday signed a $325 million contract with Airbus Military for nine C-295 transport planes to be used for defense, logistical and humanitarian purposes.

Zubaidah Nazeer – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono weighed in on Thursday on ongoing opposition to planned arms purchases, saying it lagged behind its neighbors in military equipment

Pontianak, West Kalimantan – Officials in Pontianak have vowed to thoroughly investigate the alleged assault of a gasoline vendor by two soldiers on Saturday.

Samuel Rubenfeld – Businesses owned by militaries around the world pose unique corruption risks to the sectors in which they operate, a new report found.

Ezra Sihite – The Armed Forces chief said on Tuesday that a final decision had not been made on a widely panned $600 million plan to buy secondhand tanks from the Netherlands.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – After ripping into the Defense Ministry over a plan to buy secondhand combat tanks, the House of Representatives now finds itself fending off criticism that i

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reprimanded on Friday nongovernmental organizations that often criticized how the Indonesian Military (TNI) handles security in Papua, sayin

Jakarta – National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono said Indonesia's military remains constantly aware of the possibility of a military embargo being imposed on the

Novan Iman Santosa and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia will start modernizing its military hardware after a decade of internal reform riding on the back of an improving economy, Defens

Jakarta – Army Special Force (Kopassus) Commander Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya said the force's presence in Papua was to carry out part of the Army's main tasks in safeguarding and u

Jakarta – Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Admiral Agus Suhartono said TNI will focus on the implementation of civic mission activities by launching a "Military Enters V

Hasyim Widhiarto, Bandung/Surabaya/Malang – Three state-owned companies in the defense industry are running low on manpower as budget constraints have hampered their ability to hire new

Gorontalo – The Indonesian Military says it will shift strategy and deploy troops from Java to areas near the nation's borders as part of a defense rethink.

Peter Alford, Jakarta – After months of delay during which the Papuan situation has sharply deteriorated, the Yudhoyono administration's last shot at bridging the chasm between Jakarta

Brigid Andersen – Reports from West Papua claim Indonesian anti-terrorist police have torched a remote village in the Papuan highlands amid clashes with guerrilla rebels in the region.

Nethy Dharma Somba and Nani Afrida, Jayapura/Jakarta – The Jayapura Police have questioned four Papuan people in connection with the separatist flag-raising ceremony during the "West Pa

Elin Yunita Kristanti and Luqman Rimadi – Around 80 people calling themselves the Jakarta-Bali Papuan Society and Students held a protest action in Central Jakarta today demanding that

Sara Everingham – East Timor says it is interested in taking part in joint military training with the Australian and US defence forces in Darwin.

Nethy Dharma Somba and Bambang Muryanto, Jayapura/Yogyakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI), lawmakers and experts all agree that Jakarta must directly talk with Papuans who have separ

Jayapura, Papua – Chief of Staff of the Cendrawasih Military Command Brigadier General Indra Hidayat said National Defense Forces (TNI) personnel were in Papua for peaceful purposes.

Jakarta – A member of the House of Representatives accused the government of conducting illegal military operations in poverty-stricken Papua, which has seen a spike in violence involvi

Honolulu, Hawaii – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday voiced alarm about human rights conditions in Indonesia's Papua and called for dialog to meet the aspirations of the

Jakarta – National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) chief Budi Susilo Supandji has urged the government to avoid using a military approach to managing Papua, suggesting that monitoring t

Banjir Ambarita – The separatist group that claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a subdistrict police chief in Papua has been identified by authorities as "Kodap X," a group

Agus Triyono & Banjir Ambarita – Rights activists announced on Friday that an investigation has led them to believe that police have involved themselves too deeply in labor disputes

Depok, West Java – Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty is of the opinion that the conflict in Papua is a bid challenge for the Government of Indonesia in overcoming it.