Sian Powell – The Indonesian military has a toxic reputation, based on a long history of gross human rights abuses across the archipelago, particularly in Papua, Aceh and the former pro

Abigail Abrash Walton and Bama Athreya – Aceh, so long isolated from international view by the Indonesian government and military, is now – tragically – at the center of world attention

Jim Lobe, Washington – Aside from improving Washington's image in South and Southeast Asia, the administration of US President George W Bush is hoping to achieve something more concrete

Jakarta – The official ban on US weapons and military equipment sales to Indonesia is unfair and "punishes" the country by hampering its military's tsunami relief and recovery efforts,

The secretary of state for defence's visit to East Timor, due to start tomorrow (Tuesday 18 January), has been postponed until the end of the month.

The United States has given its clearest signal yet that it may consider lifting the arms embargo imposed on Indonesia in 1999.

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The governments of Indonesia and the United States see the possibility of improved military ties following the significant role of US troops in tsunami relief o

Josh White, Jakarta – Indonesia's defense minister on Sunday called on the United States to ease its restrictions on military relations between the two nations and to help train Indones

Patsy Spier, Washington – one of the survivors of a 2002 military-style ambush on a group of contract teachers in the Indonesian province of Papua, spoke out today about the attempts by

Sue Pleming, Jakarta – The United States and Indonesia are seeking closer military ties after years of limited contact because of concern over past human rights abuses by Indonesia's ar

Mawar Kusuma, Jakarta – The People's Representative Assembly (DPR) is to continue urging the US government to lift the arms embargo on Indonesia.

Banda Aceh – Indonesia wants the United States to lift a long-standing ban on weapon sales to its military, arguing that it could respond more effectively to disasters such as last mont

John Aglionby in Jakarta, Rob Evans, David Pallister and David Leigh – Anti-corruption investigators in Indonesia launched an inquiry yesterday into the Guardian's disclosures that a Br

CAAT warmly welcomes the decision by Mr Justice Park to allow the Guardian access to the court file of the case Chan U Seek vs Alvis Vehicles Limited.

David Leigh – Disclosures in the Guardian that a British arms company paid 16 million pounds to Indonesia's president's daughter to obtain a government-backed sale are being investigate

Rob Evans, David Leigh, David Pallister and John Aglionby in Jakarta – Britain's controversial sale of tanks to Indonesia was a thoroughly corrupt transaction, according to the Alvis do

David Leigh, David Pallister, Rob Evans, and John Aglionby in Jakarta – The high court yesterday ordered the release of files disclosing payments by a leading British arms company to th

Dimas Adityo, Jakarta – The DPR [House of Representatives] questioned Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono's plans to lobby the United States Congress to withdraw its military embargo agai

Jakarta – Despite the prolonged arms embargo imposed by the United States on Indonesia, the militaries of the two countries are attempting to maintain their cooperation.

Jakarta – A member of the House of Representatives urged on Thursday the Indonesian Military (TNI) to empower Indonesia's weapons-related industries, to relieve its dependency on the Un

David Isenberg – The four-day Indo Defense Expo 2004 arms show in Jakarta last week turned out to be one of those shindigs where everyone, both buyers and sellers, was a winner.

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A three-day exhibit, Indo Defense Expo 2004, showcasing defense equipment, concluded on Saturday, providing Indonesia with opportunities to replenish its defens

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Russia has said it is willing to provide Indonesia all the assistance it wants in developing its weaponry systems and defense industry.

Jakarta – Indonesia has elected to enter into military cooperation with Russia and China. According to Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono, both China and Russia had offered.

Jakarta – Indonesia is considering buying up to 12 fighter bombers from Russia, and the nation's defense minister will go to the US next year to push for the lifting of a ban on weapon

Today, Wednesday 24th November, Indonesia hosts its first ever arms fair in Jakarta, with over 250 companies attending [1] including UK-based Rolls Royce [2] and a subsidiary of BAE Sys

Dimas Adityo, Jakarta – Indonesian government has refused to have the settlement of human rights violation in East Timor following the 1999 ballot and the murder of US citizens in Timik

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A United States Senate's demand for the putting on trial of the Indonesian Military (TNI) officers deemed to be responsible for atrocities in East Timor remains

The US Congress agreed yesterday to renew bans on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and foreign military financing (FMF) for Indonesia.

East Timorese NGOs this week called on the US Congress to end all assistance to the Indonesian military and to work for justice for victims of past human rights violations.

Jakarta – Indonesia said yesterday its new Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono will soon visit the United States to lobby for an end to an arms embargo imposed over the Indonesian militar

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The reelection of President George W.

Indonesia and China discussed defence cooperation, exploring ways for Jakarta to obtain new arms supplies as the Southeast Asian country struggles to rebuild military ties with Washingt

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has said it hopes that the re-election of George Walker Bush as the new US president would help in normalizing military cooperation between the two c

Canberra – The Australian government should not make any move to strengthen military ties with Indonesia's elite Kopassus army special forces on Thursday, an Australian think tank said

Indonesia's controversial special forces, known as Kopassus, have not reformed their evil ways and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) should not renew ties, a new study says.

Karen Orenstein - November 2 has come and gone.

Rowan Callick/Melbourne and John McBeth/Jakarta – Fresh from a re-election victory, Australian Prime Minister John Howard's government is raising the prospect of stronger security coope

Anti-arms trade campaigners have today attacked the Government for ignoring human rights considerations in its decision to relax end-use undertakings on the use of UK-supplied military

Jakarta – At the very start of his tenure, newly installed Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono has fired his first shot.

Jeffrey Robertson, Canberra – When an old and near-forgotten acquaintance arrives unexpected on your doorstep you're entitled to ask what he wants and why he wants it – two questions th

Jakarta – Indonesia's new defense minister said Thursday he plans to visit Washington to urge the resumption of military ties with his country – the world's biggest Muslim nation and a

The prospect of an openly negotiated security treaty with Jakarta is welcome.

Australia is considering talks on a new security treaty with Indonesia to replace a pact abandoned during the bloody fallout from East Timor's independence ballot in 1999, Foreign Minis

Citing "grave concerns over the prospects for real military reforms," 45 members of the US Congress called possible State Department plans to provide foreign military financing (FMF) fo

Lance Gay, Washington – Two years after a terrorist explosion killed 202 people at a resort in Bali, the Bush administration is weighing increased support for Indonesia in the war again

Jakarta – Indonesia missed an opportunity to restore military ties with the United States by failing to make its soldiers accountable for abuses in East Timor, the outgoing US ambassado

Conn Hallinan – Behind a recent, highly controversial indictment by the US Department of Justice, the administration of President George W Bush is maneuvering to revive military ties wi

The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State
US State Department
Washington, DC 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary,

More than 70 representatives of US organizations wrote to Secretary of State Colin Powell today opposing Bush administration plans to expand military assistance to the Indonesian milita