Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech announcing the launch of the Danantara sovereign investment fund in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 25, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Prabowo Subianto ...

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 ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's food security initiative increasingly relies on military involvement, from appointing generals to civilian positions to deploying troops for forest clearing in ...

Civil society groups say that the changes are a throwback to the repressive New Order period, when the military dominated civilian affairs. Indonesia’s parliament today passed a suite of controversial ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law on Thursday that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts ...

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 ...

The Indonesian Parliament amended a law on Thursday to formally expand the military’s role in civilian affairs, triggering nationwide protests and drawing sharp criticism from human rights ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia and the United States began annual joint military exercises on Monday together with forces from a dozen other countries, as the U.S. pushes its allies to take threats ...

Piloted by Airbus personnel and received with a traditional water cannon salute, the aircraft was welcomed by the commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces General Agus Subianto, TNI-AU chief ...

Protesters hold posters as they march during a rally against the passing of a new military law allowing active military personnel to hold more civilian posts, outside the parliament in Jakarta, ...