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President witnesses inauguration of new chief of Supreme Court

President Joko Widodo witnessed the swearing-in ceremony of Hatta Ali as the new chairman of the Supreme Court (MA) ...

Jokowi picks new air force chief

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announced on Monday that he has chosen a replacement for Air Force Chief of Staff ...

Indonesian military police searches graft suspect`s house

The Indonesia National Military Police Center (POM) has searched the house of Commodore Bambang Udoyo for his alleged ...

Chief offers final tribute to victims of crashed Hercules aircraft

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo speaking at Abdulrachman Saleh airport in Malang, East ...

Assistance flowing to quake-hit Aceh

Aid is flowing into Aceh Province, particularly Pidie Jaya District, which was hit by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake on ...

All sides must respect president: Defense minister

All sides must respect the Indonesian president as the head of state, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said. ...

PNG vows to probe disappearance of 16 Indonesians

The government of Papua New Guinea has pledged to look into the disappearance of 16 Indonesian nationals who entered ...

TNI Chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo not replaced: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo has not ...

West Papua to get regional military command soon

Chief of the Cendrawasih Regional Military Command XVII, Major General Hinsa Siburian, has expressed support for the ...

Navy to conduct top scale exercise

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) will conduct a large-scale exercise code-named "Armada Jaya XXXIV/2016" at the Naval ...

Mily chief bids farewell to Indonesian contingent leaving for Lebanon

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo bade a farewell to the maritime task force of the Garuda ...

President wants sub-districts to have forest fire command posts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked all relevant agencies to set up land and forest fire command posts up to a ...

TNI forms team to probe soldiers` involvement in drug offenses

The National Defense Forces (TNI) Headquarters has set up an investigation team to further probe the alleged ...

Do not trim defense budget: Legislator

The government should not trim the budget for defense and security as it would reduce Indonesias combat ability in the ...

Indonesia to build military bases in Natuna: Minister Ryacudu

Indonesia will build several military bases in Natuna Islands to safeguard its sovereignty and implement the rule of ...