Medan – Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto has revealed a plan to reinforce military forces in every part of Indonesia's territory by establishing Regional Military Commands (Kodam) in every province, every regency having a District Military Command (Kodim) unit and each sub-district having one Sub-District Military Command (Koramil).

"As Menhan, I plan to build this force, we're planning that Kodams must be strengthened. I'm currently proposing this. The Kodams, later one province must have one Kodam, meaning there will be 34 Kodams", said Prabowo in the North Sumatra city of Medan on Friday January 27.

Goklas Wisely, Medan – Scores of students in Medan city descended upon the North Sumatra (Sumut) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Thursday January 26 to protest the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) that was issued last year to replace the Omnibus Law on Job Creation.

At around 3 pm the students entered the DPRD building after breaking down the front gates and could then be seen sitting on the seats the plenary meeting room.

Jakarta – Senior Papuan journalist Victor Mambor suspects that yesterday’s bomb attack next to his house in Jayapura on Monday January 23 was linked to several reports published over the last month by Tabloid Jubi.

The reports were related to court hearings into a case of four civilians who were allegedly murdered and mutilated by military officers in Mimika and the human rights trial into the 2014 bloody Paniai massacre.

Jakarta – Senior Papuan journalist and editor of the news website Tabloid Jubi, Victor Mambor, says that the bomb explosion next to his home in Jayapura was not the first act of terror he has received.

Mambor said he was targeted by acts of terror in 2021 when the breaks on his car were damaged and the tyres punctured. The difference with the most recent attack being that before his car’s breaks were damaged, he received threatening phone calls and messages.