Visa Rules for Foreign Tourists Entering Bali and Riau IslandsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 202204862 The government will allow foreign tourists to visit Bali and the Riau Islands through two airports in Bali and the...
Government Opens Travel Bubble Bintan-Batam and Singapore Indonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 20220766 Indonesia has opened the door to domestic tourism through the Batam-Bintan-Singapore travel bubble scheme as of Monday 24th January. Coordinating...
10 Blackmailers Arrested in Batam for Threatening to Spread Porn of Officials in ChinaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 8, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 8, 20220619 Ten Chinese citizens have been arrested by members of the Sub-Directorate V Cyber Crime of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate...
Opus Bay, a new township paradise in Indonesia that sets apart from the restIndonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2021August 10, 20210806 Tuan Sing Holdings Launches First Phase of Opus Bay in Batam. This diversified regional investment holding company in property development,...
Handpicked Holidays by IHG Hotels & ResortsIndonesia ExpatJune 24, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 24, 2021July 9, 20210734 Handpicked Holidays by IHG Hotels & Resorts is a collection of all-inclusive packages exclusively to IHG Rewards loyalty members. As...
Bali-Bintan-Batam Travel Bubble Targeted for June 2021Indonesia ExpatApril 20, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 20, 2021July 9, 20210870 Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno has stated that the opening of limited travel, or a travel bubble, between...
Australian Found Dead in Batam Apartment from COVID-19Indonesia ExpatFebruary 10, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 10, 2021July 9, 20210819 An Australian man named Andrew Watterson has been found dead in his apartment on 4th February, according to Head of...
18 Singaporeans Injured in Batam Bridge CollapseIndonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2019November 9, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2019November 9, 201901285 According to Riau police, eighteen Singaporeans in Montigo Resorts, Batam, When the middle section of a 70-metre-long wooden bridge collapsed....
Nuvasa Bay Introduces The Nove Residence Exclusive Phase 2 Residential ResortIndonesia ExpatOctober 28, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 28, 201901931 The business potential in Batam is now increasingly stretched, especially seeing the intense cooperation undertaken by the government of Indonesia...
Longest Bridge in Southeast Asia Connecting Batam and Bintan to be Built in 2020Indonesia ExpatJuly 12, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 12, 201902636 A 7 km bridge connecting two islands close to Singapore, Batam and Bintan, is set to be built next year....
Batam Encourages Foreigners to buy Property on the IslandIndonesia ExpatNovember 19, 2018November 22, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 19, 2018November 22, 201809635 Batam Indonesia Free Trade Zone Authority (BIFZA or BP Batam) says it is ready to be the guarantor for foreigners...
The Future of Batam: Creating A Regional HubIndonesia ExpatMarch 28, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 28, 201802146 Report from first annual Batam Economic Forum The Batam Economic Forum was held at the Radisson Hotel, Batam Centre on...
Batam Set To Be ‘Paradise’ For Foreign Energy InvestorsIndonesia ExpatJune 22, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 22, 2017November 11, 202102323 PGN has targeted Batam, Riau, for a huge development hoped to bring foreign and local investors flocking to the area....
Foreigners Accused of Embezzling on Batam Flee IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatMarch 20, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 20, 2017November 11, 202104020 Three businessmen from China-based Sinopec Group’s oil and gas project on Batam fled the country after being accused of criminal...
What Price Glory?Kenneth YeungJuly 13, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJuly 13, 2015August 4, 201711 4018 It’s official. Batam City, the polluted playground for neighbouring Singaporeans seeking sex, is the best, most attractive and smartest city...