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View all search resultsTaxpayers demand that the increased budget for the Indonesian Military (TNI) — the sole guarantor of state defense and whose 74th anniversary falls today on Oct. 5 — should be in line with an improvement in professionalism and performance.
The new units should improve the TNI as a whole in responding to external threats, a job that used to be entrusted to the three branches of the military and their respective territorial commands or fleets. Coordination among them matters as they have overlapping responsibilities, even though the line of command of each is clearly defined.
The prevailing mood ahead of the anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Military (TNI) this year will be different from yesteryear’s, when the event was typified by a massive show of force and a grand parade.
Two days after holding a high-profile party for its 72nd anniversary, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is back in the spotlight, this time over a report that individuals linked to the institution have carried out a money transfer of around US$1.4 billion through multiple accounts managed by United Kingdom-based bank Standard Chartered.
“All that I’ve done [...] is neither for myself nor my family, not for any institution, not for any [political] party, but for all people and Indonesia,” said Danang Priambodo Soedirman, reciting a statement by his grandfather, the great Gen. Soedirman.
Military commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo apologized to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo after the latter was forced out of his car to walk for around 2 kilometers when he and his entourage were trapped in a traffic jam on their way to the military’s 72nd anniversary ceremony in Cilegon, Banten, on Thursday.
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