JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly two decades after the fall of dictator Suharto forced Indonesia’s military out of politics, the army is inching back into civilian roles, risking a setback for ...

FILE - In this undated photo released by West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, Papuan separatist rebels pose for a photo with a man they said is New Zealander pilot ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A middle-rank Indonesian army officer is being stripped of his military title after he was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder, joint deprivation of the ...

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) have not disclosed the status of the presence of the foreign nationals, including ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii-The Indonesian Army-U.S. Army Staff Talks held on November 18-19, 2024, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, represent a crucial milestone in the military partnership between the United ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's military said Monday it has arrested 13 elite troops accused of involvement in a video showing the torture of an indigenous Papua man believed to be a member of a ...

JAKARTA, Aug 11 – The Indonesian army has ended a controversial practice of virginity tests on women who apply to become cadets, according to its chief of staff, a move welcomed by activists who have ...

For more than 70-years the partnership between the United States and Indonesian Armies has endured, despite the two nations being geographically located on opposite sides of the earth. On Nov. 14, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Five years after Gen. Suharto was ousted and a newly democratic Indonesia pledged to reform the military, the ambitious effort has largely stalled and the generals are resurgent, ...

The Indonesian army has hinted that it will end mandatory “virginity tests” for female recruits, in a move that has been welcomed by human rights groups. For decades, the army has subjected female ...

Female members of Indonesian Army practice martial arts skills. A policy change recently reversed an archaic policy for female recruits. (Tatan Syuflana/AP) Good news for female soldiers interested in ...