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Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja

Indonesia Correspondent

Wahyudi has been an Indonesia correspondent at The Straits Times since 2008. Before that, he spent 10 years as a business reporter in Jakarta. Prior to switching to journalism, he worked for two years at a Jakarta-based bank that later failed to survive the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Wahyudi enjoys covering the news on Indonesia’s dynamic political landscape, businesses and economy. His leisure pursuits include trail motorcycling, golfing and shooting.

Latest articles

More expensive dates? How the Mid-East conflict is affecting supply of Ramadan food in S-E Asia

wyiran - Customers choose which dates to buy at Elshanum, another Tanah Abang store specialising in dates and Middle Eastern nuts.

STphoto: Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja

Global brokerages chase Indonesia’s retail investor boom as regulators clean up stock market

The lobby of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan 30, 2026. The resignation of the Indonesia Stock Exchange’s chief executive marked the first tangible consequence of MSCI Inc.’s reform demands, as policymakers rushed to roll out measures aimed at averting a downgrade and restoring confidence. Photographer: Muhammad Fadli/Bloomberg

‘Should have started by now’: Indonesia’s plan to export solar energy to Singapore hits a snag

Chinagreen - A solar cell production facility at China-Indonesia joint venture PT Trina Mas Agra at the Kendal Industrial Park, Central Java province.

‘We are one family’: 800 attend mass prayer for Khamenei at Iran ambassador’s residence in Jakarta

Visitors took turns to sign a condolence board at the official residence of Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Boroujerdi.

Indonesia to send up to 4,000 peacekeeping troops to Gaza in support of BOP, says official

US President Donald Trump at the launch of the Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22

Jakarta’s stock plunge shines light on ‘pump and dump’ schemes that victimise retail investors

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan 30, 2026. The resignation of the Indonesia Stock Exchange’s chief executive marked the first tangible consequence of MSCI Inc.’s reform demands, as policymakers rushed to roll out measures aimed at averting a downgrade and restoring confidence. Photographer: Muhammad Fadli/Bloomberg

Nepotism claims, gold mine expropriation: Why investors are dumping Indonesia stocks

In a bid to calm the markets, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto gave assurances of stock market reform on Jan 30.

Indonesia says no to US demand to buy American drones, but agrees to other terms in trade talks

At the launch of the Board of Peace in Davos, Mr Trump shook Prabowo’s hand and was seen patting him on the back as a gesture of camaraderie.

MSF alerted by adoption agent in 2024 about suspicious baby ‘supply’ from Indonesia to S’pore

West Java police spokesman Senior Commissioner Hendra Rochmawan told ST that 14 babies allegedly trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore are currently still in the Republic.

‘Good-looking’ babies smuggled via Jakarta into Singapore, where adoptive parents paid over $20k

Wealthy Singaporean adoptive parents paid more than S$20,000 per child, in defiance of Indonesian law that requires adoption to be free.