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World 6 years ago

'Indonesia won’t be military base for any country', Retno says, dismissing Pentagon report

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has asserted that Indonesia will not be the military base for any foreign country, including China, following a report from the United States’ Department of Defense that states China is planning to build an overseas military logistics facility in Indonesia.

National 6 years ago

Papuan tribes ask military to enlist their children after giving up land

Aside from receiving financial compensation, four Papuan tribes have also asked the Indonesian Military to prioritize their children in enlistment.

World 6 years ago

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Indonesia to build frontier military HQ near South China Sea

The Riau Islands administration has earmarked a plot of land in the provincial capital of Tanjung Pinang to build a new military headquarters for its Joint Defense Area Command (Kogabwilhan) I.

World 7 years ago

Bolsonaro open to discussing future US military base in Brazil

Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he was open to discussing his country hosting a US military base "in the future," underlining his stated desire for closer ties with America.

World 7 years ago

Russian new military barracks in disputed Kuril islands anger Japan

Russia says it has built four new military barracks in the Kuril islands, angering Tokyo on Tuesday with whom it has been locked in a decades-long row over the archipelago in the Sea of Japan.

Politics 7 years ago

Pence says US to partner in Papua New Guinea military base

The United States said Saturday it will join forces with Australia in the development of a new naval base in Papua New Guinea, a project seen as a move to curb China's influence in the Pacific.

World 8 years ago

Turkey crisis risks souring military ties with US

The crisis in US-Turkish relations, which already has put Turkey's economy under massive strain, also risks souring military ties between the two NATO allies, unleashing unknown geopolitical consequences.

World 8 years ago

Boon to Japan's bid to relocate US base on Okinawa

Efforts to relocate a US air base on Japan's Okinawa appeared to move a step forward on Sunday, more than two decades after they began, with the electoral victory of a new mayor backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc.

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