The country has long sought to balance the operational and strategic needs of the military against the political imperative to contribute to economic development.
Indonesia’s military chief on Tuesday dismissed a separatist group claim that they had killed more than a dozen government soldiers who were searching for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the rebels in the restive Papua region.
President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) drew parallels between the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Dutch style of football play during the Johan .