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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 ...

Freeport Indonesia to name retired marshal as new president director

PT Freeport Indonesia plans to appoint a retired air marshal to lead the mining company in the countrys easternmost ...

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 ...

Military relations with China at best level: Indonesian ambassador

The military relations between Indonesia and China are currently at the best level in the entire history of the ties ...

Indonesia offers defense equipment to Pakistan

Indonesias Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Wiranto met with the commander of Pakistans ...

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 ...