After the Armys Money has Gone

Housing savings funds belonging to Indonesian soldiers amounting to Rp129 billion have been misappropriated. A colonel has just been named a suspect.

March 14, 2006

THIS is the fate of the lower ranks in the Indonesian Army. On top of receiving a low level salary, every month they have to endure a whole series of deduction from the little money that they earn. One of these deductions is the compulsory housing savings. Even though the amount is not much, only Rp2,500 for each lower rank solder, this deduction is till a burden for them. And after all these deductions have been made for a great many years, here

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