Indonesia struggles to build military that can stave off China

But expensive weapons can’t solve all of Indonesia’s defence challenges. - Reuters

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Indonesia is confronting challenges overhauling its ageing military despite a spending splurge to face down threats that include a long-running territorial dispute with its biggest trading partner, China.

Incursions by Chinese vessels into waters around the Natuna Islands, between Malaysia and Indonesia, have put Jakarta on alert.