Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A House member on Wednesday sought help from the Army to prevent local political parties in Aceh Province affiliated with former members of the now defunct se

Jakarta – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has asked for Rp 460 billion in extra funds to help the Indonesian Military (TNI) conduct operations related to maintaining territorial integ

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In what has been hailed as a big step toward reforming the Indonesian Military (TNI), the House of Representatives and the government have agreed to allow civili

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry, in cooperation with the National Land Agency (BPN), aims to accelerate the certification of around 3.6 million square meters of land belo

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has dismissed doubts cast over its promise of neutrality in the 2009 elections Thursday.

Jakarta – Security forces stormed airports, glitzy hotels, passenger ships and the Indonesia Stock Exchange on Sunday during a massive national counterterrorism exercise.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The amendment of the military tribunal law has hit a deadlock at the House of Representatives with the government adamant that civilian police cannot be autho

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has pledged to embrace international humanitarian law to prevent human rights violations from occurring during its operations.

Jakarta – The former commander of the Indonesian army's special task force [Kopassus], Prabowo Subianto, held a friendly meeting with former enemy, Lere Anan Timur, in Jakarta on Friday

Jakarta – The Marines celebrated their 63rd anniversary here Tuesday, with a military demonstration and parade displaying, among other things, their aging equipment.

Jakarta – Military analysts say the Indonesian Military (TNI) must get out of politics and business completely to pave the way for a more professional armed forces.

Edison Waromi LLB, Executive President of West Papua National Authority (WPNA) has called on the Indonesian Government to withdraw all its military forces from West Papua and release al

Jakarta – A government task force has undervalued the net worth of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) business units with just a year to go before a deadline for the state to claim all TNI

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A national task force has recommended the Indonesian Military (TNI) hand over control of cooperatives and companies it runs, worth Rp 3.1 trillion (US$281 millio

Nethy Dharma Somba, Papua – Around 100 protesters from the International Parliament for West Papua (IPWP) staged a rally Monday against an alleged increase in militarism in Papua outsid

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – Scores of students from Papua demonstrated in front of the Mandala monument on Jl.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Surabaya – Army Chief Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo has asked the newly appointed chief of the Brawijaya Military Command, Maj. Gen.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has exercised a "disclaimer opinion" on financial reports from the Defense Ministry and the Indonesian Military (TNI) over the las

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Despite an earlier pledge to cut military spending this year, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised the Indonesian Military (TNI) modern equipment to e

Indra Harsaputra and Abdul Khalik, Surabaya, Jakarta – The country's soldiers will have to wait at least until after the 2009 elections to exercise their right to vote, after President

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is still heavily politicized, with many of its key members joining the elections race more than 10 years on from the outset of the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced Tuesday the names of 22 generals who will be promoted or dismissed in the first major military reshuffle since July.

Rizal Sukma, Jakarta – On Sunday, Oct. 5, the Indonesian Military (TNI) celebrated its 63rd anniversary, although its official commemoration will be held on Oct. 14 in Surabaya.

Jakarta – Reforming Indonesia's army, once among the world's most corrupt and abusive, has been a slow process since the army-backed Suharto regime collapsed ten years ago.

Jakarta – An army soldier kidnapped Sunday morning by an armed group in East Aceh was released in Cot Keh Village in Peureulak on Monday morning.

The Australia-based Mineral Policy Institute is urging all multi-national companies which pay for military protection of vital assets in Indonesia's Papua region to be transparent about

Abdul Khalik – A US court's decision to proceed with a trial against oil giant ExxonMobil has exposed the Indonesian government's ignorance over the paid military protection of foreign

Juwono Sudarsono, Jakarta – The Indonesian Defense Force was established from a myriad group of student brigades, guerrilla militias and irregulars representing ethnic, religious and pr

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A weak and corrupt government, rather than a lower defense budget, will one day lure the military back into politics, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono says.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Commander of the Wirasakti Military Command in Kupang Col.

Tom Hyland – New evidence has emerged linking the Indonesian military to the 2002 murder of two American teachers and an Indonesian colleague in a remote region of Papua, according to r

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono and TNI chief Gen.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has underlined the need for reform of Indonesia's military after a report blamed the country for gross human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999.

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Learning from the experience that following orders without question has led several soldiers to face a bleak future of life behind bars, many soldiers have

Jakarta – The latest reshuffle within the Indonesian Military (TNI) has dragged on following the appointment of Vice Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as the new Navy chief.

Desy Nurhayati and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in Vice Adm.

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.

Brig. Gen.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's brother-in-law Brig. Gen.

Adianto P.

The reform movement, which began 10 years ago, stipulated the need for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to give up its sociopolitical role and focus on defense.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is poised to pass an amended law on military tribunals that would allow civilian courts to try soldiers involved in non-military off

Indonesia's powerful military will have to relinquish its vast business interests. The overhaul of the TNI is an important part of Indonesia's political reform.

Jakarta – A seminar on university student militaristic training clubs, held Wednesday, addressed the clubs' relevance in response to their fading popularity in the wake of political cha

Sara Webb – Indonesia's powerful military, pushed out of politics a decade ago when Indonesians embraced democracy, must soon relinquish another prize: a motley array of businesses incl

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A national team established by the President began on Monday efforts to transfer Indonesian Military (TNI) business assets to the state, even as some experts dis

Usman Hamid, Jakarta – Indonesia has gone through a transitional period over the last 10 years, which has seen improvements in democratization and legal institutional reform, including

Frida Berrigan – Jakarta wants weapons. Lots of them.

Timika, Papua – Army chief Lt. Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo says he would urge the government to upgrade its arsenal which has become outdated because of a limited defense budget.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia and China have embarked on a joint production of various war machines in a bid to help the Southeast Asian country replace its aging warfare equipment