They said people in the neighboring Sing and MY from taxi driver to professional like to go Batam on weekend ... any idea what for ? and they also accepted sin $ there ...
It depends. Some goes for weekend gateaway, some for some fishing. But sadly Batam is notorious for 'red light' tourism as well, something that has been developing over the recent years.
So many Tourist Tour from singapore go to Batam as their destination on their tour on weekend. You can find it in Marina Nongsa Resort and Palm Beach Resort. And you cannot pay all your bill with Rupiah, pay $ Sing only. You can find Singtel signal in this area.
Karya Indo Bangun Batam City Walk Thursday, 01 June 2006 23:11:52 WIB
BATAM, investordaily
PT Karya Indo Batam berencana mengembangkan apartemen Batam City Walk yang berlokasi di Batam Center, Batam, Kepulauan Riau.
Untuk mengembangkan proyek tersebut, Karya Indo diperkirakan mengucurkan dana hingga Rp 100 miliar. Di lokasi ini, Karya Indo akan membangun tiga tower apartemen 26 lantai dan dua lapis basement dengan luas bangunan 81 ribu m². Tidak diperoleh keterangan kapan Karya Indo memulai pengerjaan konstruksi proyek ini. (c82)
So many Tourist Tour from singapore go to Batam as their destination on their tour on weekend. You can find it in Marina Nongsa Resort and Palm Beach Resort. And you cannot pay all your bill with Rupiah, pay $ Sing only. You can find Singtel signal in this area.
I couldn't find the old thread on batam. and plus this city, like so many other city in Indonesia, is a b*tch when trying to find good pics on the net. Can others post their old pics of Batam? You'd think that with 220 million people, there'd be indonesian out there that'd post good pics of Batam.. hno:
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