Batam
Batam refers to both an island, municipality (an Indonesian kotamadya), the largest city in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, across the Strait of Singapore, the third-largest city in Sumatra region after Medan and Palembang, and the eighth-largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta Raya, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Semarang, Makassar, and Palembang.
Batam is an industrial boomtown, an emerging transport hub, a part of a free trade zone the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle, located 20 km (12 mi) off Singapore's south coast. The 715-km2 (276-mi2) island, now just barely smaller in sizes to Singapore due to the latter's reclamation, is the core part of the municipality, of which 450 km2 is classified as urban. Batam's 2,200 km2 municipality (administratively) covers a number of scattered islands and islets, with Galang and Rempang islands to the immediate south connected to Batam by short bridges, collectively called Barelang with these two islands maintaining their rural character. Bulan Island is also rural. The municipality has a population of 1,035,280 (prediction in May 2015)., also It is the closest part of Indonesia to Singapore, at a minimum land distance of 5.8 km, similar in length to the Transbay Tube. As per the 2010 Census, it was the fastest-growing municipality in the nation, with a population growth rate of 11% per year.
Latest News for: Batam
Jho Low's yacht Equanimity arrives in Batam
The Star 06 Aug 2018Equanimity yacht leaves Bali for Batam
The Star 05 Aug 2018General : Kepri Coral Pengelap Island the latest tourist attraction in Batam
Malaysian National News Agency 05 Aug 2018Riau Islands starts MR vaccination despite Batam MUI's call for postponement
The Jakarta Post 02 Aug 2018Jokowi supporters try to prevent anti-Jokowi activist from entering Batam
The Jakarta Post 29 Jul 2018Batam Island: Indonesia’s Pathetic Attempt to Create Second Singapore
Dissident Voice 18 Jul 2018Dead man found floating on dam in Batam killed himself: Police
The Jakarta Post 09 Jul 2018Fire claims five family members, maid in Batam
The Jakarta Post 21 Jun 2018Singapore denies entry to Batam resident over Islamic State video
The Jakarta Post 10 Jun 2018Completion Of The Acquisition Of Land In Batam
Public Technologies 08 Jun 2018Unattended suitcase causes security alert in Batam
The Jakarta Post 23 May 2018Personnel deployed to protect Batam airport against terror threats
The Jakarta Post 22 May 2018Batam industrial park to pilot halal cluster
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