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 ... and street protests against the changes are expected to take place.

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 ...

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

Students are protesting across Indonesia—chanting slogans; skirmishing with police; and in one city, even throwing Molotov ...

The revision of the TNI Law has eroded the principle of civilian supremacy. It could also undermine the cohesion of the ...

The Indonesian military has a new role in cybersecurity but, worryingly, no clear doctrine on what to do with it nor ...

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 that changes to Indonesia's military law could return Indonesia to the dark days of Suharto's military dictatorship regime [EPA] "The essence of democracy is that the military should ...