Indonesia’s Parliament has unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law that will expand the armed forces’ role in civilian affairs despite growing opposition from ...

The legal changes are a sign of Jakarta’s increasing concern about the potential for conflict in the region, especially over ...

Police officers chase protesters during a rally against the passing of a controversial revision of a military law that will ...

Recent revisions to the country’s 2004 National Armed Forces Law have broken down the firewall between the military and ...

Indonesia’s parliament has ratified a contentious law allowing members of the military to hold more government roles, despite criticisms that it could expand the armed forces’ role in civilian ...

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Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday passed contentious revisions to the country’s military law, which will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, and street protests against the ...

Contentious legal revisions giving the military an expanded role in government has sparked outrage in Indonesia and raised fears of a slide back towards the country’s authoritarian past.

Evan Laksmana, an analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the law does not address problems faced by the Indonesian military, such as adding resources for training and ...

Why Indonesia's new military law is alarming pro-democracy activists and rights groups Indonesia’s Parliament has unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law that will ...

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