Only recently, the Ministry of Environment and Batam Customs Office thwarted the attempted “smuggling in” of 613 containers ...

A sanction from the Environment ministry has forced Batam city administration to only use smaller section of its Telaga ...

Indonesia has repeatedly sought to curb the import and sale of second-hand clothing, which was banned in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The head of Riau Islands General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Zuhadril Putra affirmed that Bawaslu's action was lawful in taking down Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming ...

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On 11 September 2023, riots broke out in Batam City, which resulted in many victims of violence including the protesters, the police and even BP Batam’s (Batam’s free trade zone and free port ...

Batam, much like Johor Bahru, is a popular getaway destination thanks to it being a short ferry ride away. Tourists flock to the island not just for the luxurious resorts and fun water sports, but ...

Over the weekend of Dec 9 and 10, Singapore-listed developer Oxley Holdings launched Oxley Convention City, its maiden mixed-use development in Batam. The project was launched at its sales gallery in ...

A total of 30 vessels with around 500 personnel from ministries and agencies involved in maritime security took part in the ...