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 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Singaporean tourists entering Batam City, Riau Islands can now vacation in all areas of Batam and Bintan Islands, no longer limited to Nongsa Batam and Lagoi Bintan through the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Batam's long been overlooked as a less perfect younger sister to Bintan - polar opposites besides the face that they're both within ferry distance of Singapore. But massive efforts to improve ...

BATAM: 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 ...

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 ...