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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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Indonesia names 20 companies as forest fire suspects in crackdown on haze culprits

A group of firefighters putting out a fire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sep 13.
A group of firefighters putting out a fire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sep 13.

First downpour in months brings relief to haze-hit Sumatra and Kalimantan as rainy season nears

The downpour offered a hopeful sign that relief from Indonesia’s months-long fire season may be approaching, though forecasters warn that the return of rain will be uneven.
The downpour offered a hopeful sign that relief from Indonesia’s months-long fire season may be approaching, though forecasters warn that the return of rain will be uneven.

Indonesia defends gas export cuts; says existing contracts have not been breached

Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a gas station in Denpasar amid a fuel supply shortage on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Oct 14.
Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a gas station in Denpasar amid a fuel supply shortage on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Oct 14.

‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

Record haze, no masks: Where living dangerously is the new norm

wysmoke - Residents go about their daily activities without face masks as thick haze blankets Palembang, South Sumatra, on Oct 15. Many say they have grown used to the haze and now see it as the new normal despite the health risks.

Photo: Dimas Ardian
wysmoke - Residents go about their daily activities without face masks as thick haze blankets Palembang, South Sumatra, on Oct 15. Many say they have grown used to the haze and now see it as the new normal despite the health risks.

Photo: Dimas Ardian

Prabowo vows Indonesia will not be ‘frightened’ by MSCI amid proposed market downgrade

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) declared that Indonesia will not be intimidated by global index provider MSCI during a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Oct 21.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) declared that Indonesia will not be intimidated by global index provider MSCI during a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Oct 21.

Blame game erupts between Jakarta and provinces as Indonesia fires rage

Protesters from the Central Kalimantan People Fighting Alliance demand government action on forest and land fires in Palangka Raya, on Oct 19.
Protesters from the Central Kalimantan People Fighting Alliance demand government action on forest and land fires in Palangka Raya, on Oct 19.

Indonesia tests a new weapon against forest fires. Does it work?

Firefighters in Sematang Borang on the outskirts of Palembang, South Sumatra, try out the Brazilian fire suppressant powder Realiza Antichamas on Oct 15.
Firefighters in Sematang Borang on the outskirts of Palembang, South Sumatra, try out the Brazilian fire suppressant powder Realiza Antichamas on Oct 15.

Next steps unclear after Indonesia’s pledge to stop clearing forests for rice fields

Forest clearance to grow rice in Kalumpang, Central Kalimantan, as part of a government-sponsored rice support programme.  The project failed because the land was on deep peat.
Forest clearance to grow rice in Kalumpang, Central Kalimantan, as part of a government-sponsored rice support programme.  The project failed because the land was on deep peat.

Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints career diplomat as foreign minister in sweeping Cabinet reshuffle

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) shakes hands with newly appointed Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir  during his inauguration ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct 1.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) shakes hands with newly appointed Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir  during his inauguration ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct 1.

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