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JAKARTA: Indonesia hopes to build up its defence forces by enabling people to volunteer for national service.
Under a proposed Bill, men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 can enlist on a 'purely voluntary' basis 'to provide a channel for our citizens to serve the nation'.
The Defence Ministry's director-general for potential defence, Mr Budi Susilo Soepandji, told The Straits Times the plan does not make service compulsory like in Singapore.
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