Human rights groups warn that expanding the military’s role beyond defence will compromise its impartiality. Andreas Harsono, ...

Indonesia's parliament has passed controversial changes to legislation that will allow its military a bigger role in government.Critics warn that the move could return Indonesia to the dark days of ...

Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday passed contentious revisions to the country’s military law, which will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, and street protests against the changes ...

Indonesia’s parliament has ratified a contentious law allowing members of the ... was necessary because “geopolitical changes and global military technology require the military to transform ...

Indonesia's parliament on Thursday passed contentious revisions to the country's military law, which will allocate more ...

The legal changes are a sign of Jakarta’s increasing concern about the potential for conflict in the region, especially over ...

The amendment to the 2004 Law on the Indonesian Armed Forces introduces several changes that aim to broaden the military's role beyond defense. Once in force, the new law will allow active ...

Critics warn the move threatens democracy and raises the spectre of former authoritarian rule. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Prabowo Subianto, a former general in the Suharto regime, is taking a step towards dictatorial rule, amid a massive ...

In a move that has ignited widespread protest, Indonesia's parliament recently approved significant revisions to its military law. The law allocates more positions for military officers in civilian ...

Indonesian police fired water cannons on March 27 to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital Jakarta angry at a newly ...

Indonesia has taken a bold step that has ignited significant controversy: the ratification of changes to its military law that grant armed forces personnel greater a ...