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Batam

Companies 11 hours ago

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AirAsia to launch direct Kuala Lumpur-Batam flights in March

The addition brings the airline’s Malaysia-Indonesia network to 19 routes, which served nearly 3 million passengers last year.

Archipelago 16 hours ago

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Minister suspects anomaly in rice distribution in Riau Islands as sign of smuggling

The Riau Islands provincial capital of Tanjungpingan is not a rice producing city but managed to send rice to South Sumatra's capital of Palembang, which enjoyed a surplus of 1.5 million tonnes of rice.

Archipelago 2 days ago

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Batam prepares market operation to reduce price volatility ahead of Ramadan

Controlling prices of food basic commodities (sembako) is important to keep inflation low ahead of the Ramadan fasting month and Idul Fitri holiday season.

Archipelago 4 days ago

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Batam sidelines speed for compliance in e-waste reexport case

The Batam customs authority is pushing for regulatory compliance to avoid a reoccurrence of the e-waste case that unfolded in October last year, a spokesman has said, even as 914 containers carrying the hazardous material continue to take up valuable space at Batu Ampar Port.

Archipelago 6 days ago

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Riau Islands urges forex traders to sustain transactional stability

The governor has called on local businesses engaged in foreign exchange trading to exercise integrity so as to maintain investment and tourism flows into the strategic border region.

Archipelago 1 week ago

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Batam receives 163 deportees from Malaysia, including two children, the first of 2026

The deportees consisted of two children, an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, 111 men and 50 women

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Batam adds traffic education to curriculum, aims to reduce accidents involving students

Batam, the largest city in Riau Islands province, is an economic center with high vehicle mobility thanks to its free trade zone status.

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Riau Islands Police strengthen border cooperation with Singapore, Malaysia

Riau Islands province has a strategic location in the Malacca Strait, making it prone to trans-national crimes such as human trafficking and drug smuggling.

Archipelago 3 weeks ago

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Batam foils attempt to smuggle in 148 doctored vape pods from Malaysia

An Indonesian man traveling back from Malaysia has been detained as a suspect for allegedly attempting to smuggle 148 vape pods containing an anesthetic drug via Batam's ferry terminal.

Archipelago 4 weeks ago

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Bakamla aims to triple air patrols in 2026

Bakamla does not yet have an aircraft in its fleet and plans to procure the N219 maritime surveillance aircraft and Wulung unmanned aerial vehicle from state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia.

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Batam

PREMIUM AirAsia to launch direct Kuala Lumpur-Batam flights in March

PREMIUM Minister suspects anomaly in rice distribution in Riau Islands as sign of smuggling

PREMIUM Batam prepares market operation to reduce price volatility ahead of Ramadan

PREMIUM Batam sidelines speed for compliance in e-waste reexport case

PREMIUM Riau Islands urges forex traders to sustain transactional stability

PREMIUM Batam receives 163 deportees from Malaysia, including two children, the first of 2026

PREMIUM Batam adds traffic education to curriculum, aims to reduce accidents involving students

PREMIUM Riau Islands Police strengthen border cooperation with Singapore, Malaysia

PREMIUM Batam foils attempt to smuggle in 148 doctored vape pods from Malaysia

PREMIUM Bakamla aims to triple air patrols in 2026

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