Indonesia Expands Military as Defense Budget Soars
Prabowo, a former general, inaugurated new commands for the army, navy and air force on Sunday to mark the largest reorganization since the era of the authoritarian ruler Suharto, when the military maintained an extensive territorial network that reached into every province.
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