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Whirlwind damages tens of houses in Batam

Several areas in Batam City of Riau Archipelago bore the brunt of a whirlwind, which caused minor to major damages to ...

Batam to have two botanical gardens

Batam City, Riau Islands Province, will have two botanical gardens having different functions, to be located ...

Drug dealers shot in Medan linked to malaysian syndicate: Police

The Indonesian police said that the two drug traffickers shot dead in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday, were suspected ...

Restriction on subsidized diesel oil use takes its toll

Diesel oil has become scarce in several parts of the country over the past few weeks, with public transportation ...

Batam to become cinematography hub of Southeast Asia

The Government of Batam City, Riau Islands, is planning to make the city a hub of cinematography in the Southeast ...

Batam reopens "Ex-Vietnamese Camp" Museum for tourists

The Batam municipal government in Riau Islands has reopened the "Ex-Vietnamese Camp" Museum in Galang Island for ...

Two victims of shooting incident in Malaysia Batam residents

Two of the four people shot to death by Malaysian police recently are Batam city residents, city administration ...

Batam`s 1st quarter tax receipts reach rp91.5 bln

Batam city`s tax receipts in the first quarter of 2012 reached Rp91.5 billion, accounting for 24.4 percent of the ...

Tanjung Kasam power plant needs 40,000 tons of coal

The Tanjung Kasam steam power plant which has a capacity of 2x55 MW in the Batam city, Riau Islands needed some 40,000 ...

Police arrest workers over demonstrations in Batam

Police in Batam, Riau Islands, have arrested 17 workers as suspected provocateurs following violent workers` ...

Batik sale in ASEAN market promising

Batik sale in the ASEAN market is promising and wide open as it has been officially recognized by UNESCO as one of ...

Batam to call tender for container port construction

The Batam Free Trade Zone and Free Port (KPBPB) Management Board will soon call a tender for the construction of Batu ...

RI citizens spend trillions of rupiah on medical treatment abroad

Indonesian citizens spend trillions of rupiah every year on medical treatment abroad , said a spokesman of the Herbs ...

Batam`s junior Red Cross rated best at Asia-Pacific jamboree

The Batam chapter of the Indonesian Junior Red Cross (PMR) was selected as the best teenage contingent at the "Youth ...

News Focus: Batam develops contemporary batik to support ASEAN trade center

Batam city administration develops a contemporary batik center in its bid to support the designation of the city as ...