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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.

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

Indonesia asked to buy US-made drones for surveillance in waters near South China Sea

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt in October 2025.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt in October 2025.

Indonesia’s new criminal code takes effect, stirring concerns over civil rights and free speech

Activists protesting outside Indonesia's parliament in December 2022 as a new criminal code is set to be passed.
Activists protesting outside Indonesia's parliament in December 2022 as a new criminal code is set to be passed.

Coal mining concession sparks rift in Indonesia’s largest Islamic group Nahdlatul Ulama

Nahdlatul Ulama boasts an estimated 80 million members, the largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia.
Nahdlatul Ulama boasts an estimated 80 million members, the largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia.

Indonesia denies sovereignty risk in US trade deal expected to be signed in January

US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto are set to sign a trade agreement at the end of January 2026.
US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto are set to sign a trade agreement at the end of January 2026.

Questions raised over Indonesia’s plan to send peacekeepers to Gaza after recent floods at home

People wade through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, North Sumatra province, on Dec 2.
People wade through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, North Sumatra province, on Dec 2.

Living with stigma, state inaction: What it’s like for some of Indonesia’s HIV-positive kids

wyhiv - Playtime at a repurposed school building in eastern Solo, Central Java, turned shelter for 19 HIV-positive children. The modest home is run by three volunteers, who depend on private donations to stay afloat.
Credit: Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
wyhiv - Playtime at a repurposed school building in eastern Solo, Central Java, turned shelter for 19 HIV-positive children. The modest home is run by three volunteers, who depend on private donations to stay afloat.
Credit: Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja

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