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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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‘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

Cyclone Senyar leaves mother-of-four widowed in West Sumatra

wysumatra// Widowed by the recent flash flood in Sumatra, full-time housewife Ms Ratnawati told The Straits Times that she now faces the difficult task of finding work so she can continue caring for her four children. Her late husband had worked as a waiter at a local restaurant.
wysumatra// Widowed by the recent flash flood in Sumatra, full-time housewife Ms Ratnawati told The Straits Times that she now faces the difficult task of finding work so she can continue caring for her four children. Her late husband had worked as a waiter at a local restaurant.

‘Mouse seaports’ and rogue Customs officers: How used clothes get smuggled into Indonesia

A secondhand clothing store in Blok M, South Jakarta.
A secondhand clothing store in Blok M, South Jakarta.

Travel ban on Victor Hartono casts spotlight on Indonesia’s richest family: Analysts

Mr Victor Hartono, the CEO of Indonesian conglomerate PT Djarum and eldest son of billionaire Robert Budi Hartono, has been barred from leaving Indonesia.
Mr Victor Hartono, the CEO of Indonesian conglomerate PT Djarum and eldest son of billionaire Robert Budi Hartono, has been barred from leaving Indonesia.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.