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.

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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 ...

Indonesia's revised military law expands the armed forces' role in civilian affairs, sparking fears of a return to autocratic rule and erosion of democratic safeguards. Lawmakers in Indonesia last ...

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 ...

Indonesia's parliament has passed controversial changes to legislation that will allow its military a bigger role in government. Critics warn that the move could return Indonesia to the dark days ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law on Thursday that will allow military officers to serve in more ...

Indonesian have rescuers recovered 10 bodies after a landslide struck vehicles on a hilly road ... frequently cause flooding and landslides in Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 17,000 islands ...