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Newsweek
March 9, 2018
The organization Human Rights Watch first revealed in 2014 that Indonesian security forces are subjecting their female members to virginity tests that the ... “It is taking place nationwide in [the] Indonesian military and police when they recruit new officers,” Andreas Harsono, a researcher for Human RightsÃâà...
Asia Times
March 8, 2018
Human Rights Watch first exposed the use of “virginity tests” by Indonesian security forces in 2014, but since then the government has failed to take steps to ... Major-General Fuad Basya, the armed forces spokesman, said the Indonesian military had conducted “virginity testing” on female recruits for evenÃâà...
The Sun Daily
March 8, 2018
TELOK MELANO: The Third Infantry Brigade of Malaysia together with the Indonesian Army successfully ended an operation to clear up an illegal plantation run by Indonesian citizens within the Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary near the Malaysia-Indonesia border, about 200km from here, on Monday.
ANTARA
March 7, 2018
"The actualization of togetherness between Indonesian military and police should be realized in an attempt to build synergy and solidity through various activities, one of them through joint sports activities," Head of the TNI (National Military) Information Center, Major General Sabrar Fadhilah earlier said.
Human Rights Watch
March 7, 2018
Human Rights Watch first exposed the use of “virginity tests” by Indonesian security forces in 2014. Since then the ... Several Indonesian military and police officers said that security forces have also sought to justify the “two-finger test” as means of determining if applicants are pregnant. The “two-finger test”Ãâà...
Jakarta Globe
March 5, 2018
Indonesian Military chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has appointed new commanders to the Army Special Forces Command, or Kopassus, and the Navy's Western Fleet Command, in a fresh rotation of high-ranking officers on Friday (02/03). A total of 35 officers between the ranks of colonel and three-starÃâà...
Radio New Zealand
March 3, 2018
Reports from Papua's Highlands indicate another Indonesian soldier has been shot dead by the West Papua National Liberation Army. The soldier was shot dead in Yambi, according to the Liberation Army. The Army recently embarked on a fresh campaign of war against Indonesian security forces.
Jakarta Globe
March 1, 2018
The Indonesian Military, or TNI, accepted delivery of 24 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets on Wednesday (28/02) as part of a grant from the United States. The aircraft were handed over at Iswahyudi Air Force Base in Malang, East Java, witnessed by TNI chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto,Ãâà...
benarnews
February 28, 2018
Wiranto served as chief of the Indonesian military in 1999, when Kopassus was accused of carrying out abuses in East Timor, as people there voted in a U.N.-backed referendum to break free of Jakarta's rule. Since the U.S. blacklisted Kopassus that year, some veterans from the unit have risen to prominentÃâà...
Jakarta Post
February 25, 2018
Retno visits warship to boost morale of MTF crew Peacekeepers: Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (center, front row) and Indonesian Ambassador to Lebanon Achmad Chozin Chumaidy pose with Indonesian military (TNI) personnel on a peacekeeping misson with the United Nations Interim Force inÃâà...
Radio New Zealand
February 20, 2018
Since forming in the early 1970s after Indonesia took control of West Papua, the army has been waging a sporadic guerilla campaign for independence with limited weaponry. However, it's been linked to a spate of skirmishes with Indonesian security forces in the Highlands region of Papua province in theÃâà...
Arab News
February 16, 2018
JAKARTA: The Indonesian military is expected to welcome two Sukhoi Su-35 "Flanker-E" to its combat aircraft fleet in October, after signing a contract to buy the fighter jets from Russia. A spokesman for the Defense Ministry, Brig. Gen. Totok Sugiharto confirmed to Arab News that the contract for 11 multiroleÃâà...
Global Indonesian Voices (GIVnews.com)
February 12, 2018
As a matter of fact, the Indonesian army is a long-time champion of shooting competitions organized by the AASAM since 2008. In these competitions, the army would regularly utilize guns that are made by PT. Pindad, Indonesia's armor company. Although the Indonesian military forces rarely fight in a warÃâà...
Jakarta Post
February 9, 2018
Foreign researchers' access to TNI museums restricted The Satria Mandala museum, managed by the Indonesian Military (TNI), displays the weaponry system owned by the TNI. (Kompas/Agnes Theodora Wolkh Wagunu)Ãâà...
Jakarta Globe
February 6, 2018
The Indonesian military, or TNI, is gearing itself up to provide beefed up security for the annual meeting between the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Bali this October, an official said on Tuesday (06/02). "We are setting up a joint task force on security, as instructed by the CoordinatingÃâà...
ucanews
February 5, 2018
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (front right) appoints Air Force Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto as the country's new military chief at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Dec. 8 replacing General Gatot Nurmantyo. (Photo by Gagah Adhaputra/AFP)Ãâà...
Jakarta Post
December 31, 1999
Held by the Army Strategic Reserves Command's (Kostrad) 2nd Division, the exhibition displays the weapons systems of the various services of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police.(JP/Nedi Putra AW) (Kostrad) 2nd Division, the exhibition displays the weapons systems of the variousÃâà...
Asia Times
December 31, 1999
A new requirement for foreign researchers to obtain a permit to enter museums run by the Indonesian military constitutes an attempt to bolster questionable Suharto-era narratives of the nation's history. This is a concerning development for Indonesia's democracy. The Indonesian military (TNI) recentlyÃâà...
