Armed Forces & Military Operations

August 2012

News/West Papua
Kompas.com – August 23, 2012

Aditya Revianur, Jakarta – Speaking at a press conference in Jakarta, Papua National Solidarity (NAPAS) coordinator Martheen Goo called for the Panai district police chief and district military commander to be removed from their posts.

June 2012

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 6, 2012

According to the government illegal fishing in Indonesian waters cost the country US$3.21 billion over the last 10 years.

April 2012

News/West Papua
Kompas – April 19, 2012

Jakarta – Speaking in Jakarta on Wednesday April 18, Indonesian Military (TNI) headquarters information centre chief Rear Admiral Iskandar Sitompul said that intelligence personnel on duty in Papua do indeed have its own chain of command.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – April 18, 2012

An admission by police that members of the Indonesian military – allegedly backed by senior general – were involved in a string of motorcycle gang attacks in Jakarta over the past week that left two civilians dead and dozen of others injured, has again highlighted the military’s continuing involvement in illegal businesses activities such as nar

February 2012

News/West Papua
Kompas – February 9, 2012

Jakarta – Problems related to Papua are Indonesia’s internal affair. The United State has never considered the Papua problem in its cooperative defense relationship.