Indonesia's Batam island, an industrial zone with dreams of transforming into a major tourist destination, is sprucing itself up to lure big-spending visitors from next-door Singapore. Batam is ...

Fishing is becoming a meager profession in Indonesia’s industrial and resort hub of Batam. Satellite imagery shows that only 1.5% of the island’s landmass still retains mangrove habitat. Construction ...

Singapore-based Sunseap Group and Badan Pengusahaan Batam (BP Batam) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a floating photovoltaic (PV) system on the largest reservoir in ...

TEMPO.CO, Batam - A RORO ship, the KMP Tandemand, succumbed to a fire in the Punggur waters of Batam City, Riau Islands, Indonesia, on Wednesday afternoon, October 2, 2024. Fortunately, all crew ...

Dutch offshore installation company Heerema Marine Contractors has been selected by Japan's INPEX as a contractor of choice for the transport and installation of the 4,800 metric ton Ichthys LNG ...

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singaporean manager Zheng Huang was shocked to find that his round-trip ferry ticket to Indonesia’s Batam island had soared to more than S$70 over the past ...

Hey there, beach bums and city slickers! Planning a trip to Batam, that little slice of paradise in the Riau Archipelago? Well, pack those swimsuits and sunglasses because we’re about to dish on the ...

The relaxed, if slightly seedy, Indonesian resort island of Batam, known for cheap massages, golf, and duty-free liquor, has become a hotspot for Southeast Asian Salafis, who practice a fundamentalist ...

Batam, the largest city in Riau Islands province, is an economic center with high vehicle mobility thanks to its free trade ...

Visitors are seen arriving at the ferry terminal on Batam island, a mere 45-minute ferry ride from Singapore, last November. Indonesia's Batam island, an industrial zone with dreams of transforming ...