The bill has been criticised by civil society groups, who say it could take the world's third-biggest democracy back to the draconian New Order era of former president Soeharto, where military officers dominated civilian affairs.

The House of Representatives is expected to pass a controversial revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law during a plenary session on Thursday following a speedy deliberation involving closed-door meetings.

Supratman, a politician from President Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party and former lawmaker, maintained that the proposal to amend the military law was initiated by lawmakers at the House of Representatives. 

On Monday and Tuesday, investigators from the prosecutor’s office questioned at least seven witnesses in the case.

The House is set to pass the law Thursday in a plenary council after a committee overseeing military approved the changes, which will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts.

Budi Djiwandono, the deputy chief of committee overseeing the military law bill at the House of Representatives, made the statement at an event held by the finance regulator after a plunge in markets on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives has moved one step closer to passing legislation that will expand the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) role in civilian governance despite growing opposition from pro-democracy and human rights groups who fear the new law will erode decades of democratic progress.

Speaking in a press briefing held in response to the recent slump in the stock market, Sri Mulyani said that she would continue leading the effort to manage state finances together with all staff in the Finance Ministry.

The Supreme Court faces a critical shortage of nearly 2,000 judges. Irregular recruitment and placement challenges further complicate the issue.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is planning to summons former popular West Java governor Ridwan Kamil of Golkar Party as a witness in their investigation into a botched procurement at publicly listed lender Bank BJB.

Lawmakers rushed to cross a “democratic red line” this week by insisting on revising the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, critics contend, despite attempts to appease public fears of the return to an authoritarian past.

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has rotated dozens of high-ranking officers, including newly appointed State Logistics Agency (Bulog) president director Maj. Gen. Novi Helmy Prasetya, amid mounting concerns over the military’s growing influence in civilian affairs.

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's public engagement tactics, both in person and on social media, have raised some eyebrows as to whether this approach, reminiscent of ex-president Jokowi's "man of the people" public image, will have as favorable an impact in the current political climate, let alone five years from now.

Utut, a former chess grand master and now senior politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), said in a press briefing on Monday that the revision would put a cap on how many civilian positions could be filled by active soldiers and that it was designed to curb a potential dual role for the TNI in politics.

The spat between Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his former party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) heated up once again, with the two trading barbs over a corruption case implicating party secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto.

Lawmakers and the government are holding accelerated, closed-door talks on a planned revision to the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, from which protesters were forcibly removed on Saturday, demonstrating the military’s growing influence in the country.

The proposed Indonesian Military (TNI) amendment bill has sparked criticism from civil society groups, who argue that involving the military in drug enforcement contradicts the spirit of reform. They warn that this move could revive the military's dual-function role and threaten democracy.

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors allege Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto was behind the bribery of a General Elections Commission (KPU) member and helped a fellow party member to evade the law.

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to build 70,000 village cooperatives could disrupt conventional banks and risk financial mismanagement.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) alleges that former Bank BJB president director Yuddy Renaldi and former bank corporate secretary Widi Hartono rigged the tender for the bank's advertisement project procurement as a way to give kickbacks to six advertising agencies.

The House Deputy Speaker has dismissed a growing rumor that the finance minister plans to resign, saying he had confirmed with the President that this was not the case.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the only de facto opposition party, is gearing up ahead of the corruption trial of secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto scheduled for Friday.

Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama answered a summons by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Thursday as a witness in the fuel import corruption case at state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina, of which he was the president commissioner for five years.

His comments come as President Prabowo Subianto’s five-month-old government faced a second round of widespread public demonstrations in as many months, amid efforts to expand the scope of military involvement in civilian life.

The Indonesian government remains optimistic about securing the return of businessman and graft suspect Paulus Tannos, after Singapore granted the request, despite the fugitive's decision to contest the extradition.

Jokowi, who left office in October 2024 after a decade as president, has been receiving ministers and other top government figures at his private residence in his hometown of Surakarta, Central Java.

Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin proposes active military officers be assigned to five more ministries and state agencies in a revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, raising the numbers of state institutions with positions allowed to be held by military officers to 15.

A recent spate of accusations of nepotism and cronyism under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto has caused a public outcry, as experts warn of the potential impact on the government’s effectiveness and accountability.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has searched the house of former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil, who has been out of the public limelight since losing the Jakarta gubernatorial race four months ago, as part of the agency’s probe into corruption at publicly listed lender Bank BJB.

Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto has reasserted that active military officers must retire or resign from active service before holding civilian positions, as mandated by Article 47 of the 2004 TNI Law.