JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's military said Monday it has arrested 13 elite troops accused of involvement in a video showing the torture of an indigenous Papua man believed to be a member of a ...

Lawmakers in Indonesia last week approved the amendment of a 2004 military law aimed at expanding the armed forces' role beyond defense and into civilian affairs. The new law allows active-duty ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? The revision of the TNI Law has eroded the principle of civilian supremacy. It could also undermine the cohesion of the military itself.

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? In a world rearming rapidly amid rising geopolitical tensions, Indonesia’s restrained defense spending and fragmented military modernization ...

Update: On March 20, 2025, the Indonesian parliament unanimously approved the amendments to the armed forces law. The law was immediately sent to President Prabowo for his signature. (New York) – ...

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, right, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with Indonesian National Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Yudi Abrimantyo, head of Strategic Intelligence Agency, during the opening ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) is the country’s first directly elected leader who does not have significant ties to the old authoritarian regime of Suharto, who ruled for ...

Analysts question whether Indonesia has the wherewithal to finance and maintain its defence systems Indonesia's recent signing of several defence acquisition agreements has shed light on its desire to ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian military spokesman said Tuesday that any use of child soldiers by Papuan independence fighters would be a violation of human rights that implicates both the ...