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Jokowi Under Pressure To Appoint Untainted Police Chief

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has the prerogative right to appoint a national police chief of his choice, but it ...

Malaysian monitoring post does not violate borderlines: Indonesian military

Chief of the 0911/Nunukan District Military Command Lt. Col. Putra Widastawa said the Malaysian monitoring post built ...

Indonesian govt boosts deployment in Poso to hunt terror suspects

Following the central governments directive to crush "Islamic State members" in Indonesia, hundreds of military and ...

TNI Commander receives black box of AirAsia QZ8501

Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces General Moeldoko has received the black box of AirAsia QZ8501, which was ...

Narcotics agency seizes 840 kilograms of crystal meth in W Jakarta

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized and confiscated 840 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at Lotte Mart ...

President Jokowi outlines four priorities of defense policy

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has outlined four priorities pertaining to the defense policy that have to be solid, ...

Disaster mitigation among TNI`s top priorities

Disaster mitigation is among the key priorities of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), stated Defense Minister ...

Spare parts shortage affecting mobility of RI`s warships: Navy chief

Several new Indonesian warships lack the necessary spare parts, and thus, are encountering difficulties in operating ...

Maritime Affairs Ministry deploys satellites to detect illegal foreign vessels

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is using satellites to track and detect illegal foreign vessels ...

Ships sunk for criminal acts: President

President Joko Widodo has said the Indonesian government was sinking illegal foreign vessels as a deterrent action and ...

Indonesian military budget increases to 1.5 percent: minister

Joko Widodos government will step up military spending to 1.5 percent of the state budget, stated Indonesian Defense ...

TNI commander opens high-level meeting in Singapore

Indonesia and Singapore held a Combined Annual Report Meeting (CARM), the Indonesia-Singapore High Level Committee ...

Jokowi`s Pledge To revive Indonesia`s Maritime Supremacy Lauded

Indonesias new President, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is expected to announce his cabinet that will include a minister to ...

President holds immediate meeting at Halim Perdanakusuma airport

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a limited cabinet meeting at Halim Pardanakusuma Airport immediately after ...

Indonesia-China defense ties increasingly firm

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro proclaimed that the military relations between Indonesia and China are ...