Lieutenant General Djaka Budhi Utama was sworn in as director-general of Indonesia’s customs and excise office on Friday (May 23). This marks one of the most senior roles handed to an active military ...

JAKARTA--The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's ...

In an eloquent critique of the project this week, Yanuar Nugroho, an Indonesian academic and former adviser to Mr Prabowo’s predecessor Joko Widodo, warned; “State-driven rewriting of history - ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the ...

A process of revision of school textbooks has been announced to mark the eightieth anniversary of independence in August.

President Prabowo’s government has commissioned a 10-volume series aiming to ‘reinvent Indonesian identity’ as Suharto’s ...

The Indonesian government's new history books plan has raised concerns about possible historical revisionism, favoring ...

The expected appointment underlines the military’s growing role in governing the world’s third-largest democracy.

Prabowo openly praises Suharto, who was once his father-in-law, and is increasingly turning to the military to carry out his government's vision. Prabowo has also been accused of rights abuses ...

Indonesia is expected to appoint a military officer - once found guilty of kidnapping rights activists - to a top finance ministry post, two sources said, underlining the military's growing role in ...