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Until a few months ago, Widya Astuti Boerma knew her biological mother only from glimpses of memory. The last memory was her mother’s instructions at a Jakarta train station to “be a good girl” and go with a woman she barely knew. Widya ended up in an orphanage. She was three. Now, 45, Widya is one of a growing number of Dutch adoptees scrambling to find their biological parents in the wake of explosive local media reports, court cases and a government inquiry into illegal adoptions. The findings of a two-year inquiry into the role of Dutch government officials, including some of its em...

The Straits Times A Dutch adoption scandal triggers a search for roots in Indonesia Ms Widya Astuti Boerma ended up in an orphanage in Jakarta at the age of three.PHOTOS: COURTESY OF WIDYA ASTUTI BOERMA New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family https://str.sg/Jaf2 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.