Riau Islands 2011 Projections

Several important issues concerning the outlook for economy of the Riau Islands Province, among others, about the provision of economic infrastructure, promotion of overseas investment, service bureaucracy, increased export volumes and the implementation of the Regions Free Trade Zone in Batam, Bintan and Karimun.

The development of the region that occurred could be an opportunity for the Riau Islands. Among other things, the political situation deteriorated Thailand, and Malaysia is less conducive. Meanwhile, Singapore's economic growth in 2009 that''free fall''but rose impressively in 2010. In addition, the competitiveness of regional industry of the region rose sharply.

In the political environment in post-election Riau Islands Riau Islands governor, quite conducive. However, government spending is still sluggish, somewhat helped by the velocity of money during the elections which reached Rp135 billion.

Politics kompromistik after elections expected member of calm and conducive situation. However, businesses expect the Riau Islands provincial government's economic team is expected to credible and competent. Medium Term Development Plan is expected to realistic and focused.

Although economic data showed the number Kepri good enough where economic growth is predicted Kepri 2011 over 6%, while national economic growth of 5.8%, but the constraints faced by personality among others, the imbalance of development between regions and between regions that have not been integrated, resources kelutan not maximized, the agricultural sector still depends on other regions, the limited energy and clean water and education levels are still low. Based on the results of Population Census 2010, the total population of the Riau Islands is 1,685,698 people.

Batam Business Directory and Industrial Estates

Industrial estate in batam consists of three major industries including the electronics industry, heavy industry and shipbuilding industry.
The largest industry operating in Batam is the electronic and computer related industry such as components and parts, audio and video equipment, automotives part, printed circuit board (PCB) makers etc.
Some wellknown multinational companies wich are already operating in Batam include : ABB, Ciba Vission, Epson, Halliburton, Hydrill, Hyundai, Matsushita, McDermott, Nippon Steel, Dry Dock Worlds, Philips, Sanyo, Scheinder Manufacturing, Siemens, Sumitomo and Thomson Television.

There are some companies involved in heavy industry such as steel fabrication, pipe threading, oil exploration equipment, oil rigs fabrication, offshore jackets, and heavy equipment. In addition to that, there are also 41 shipyards industry for repair and shipbuilding in Batam. With adequate hazardous waste control, the chemical industry is also allowed. Among chemical industries that are now operating in Batam are fatty alcohol factory, paint producing factory, pipe coating, and chemical companies.

Here's the address of each industrial park in Batam :

Walakaka Industrial Park
Komp. Green Land Blok F6 No. 5 Batam Center
Tel. (62-778) 461807
Fax (62-778) 461807

Kara Industrial Park
Kara Industrial Park Blok C No. 1 Batam Center
Tel. (62-778) 461113
Fax (62-778) 461127

Cammo Industrial Park
Jl. Letjen Suprapto Cammo Industrial Park Blok A4 No. 3 Batam Center
Tel. (62-778) 462373
Fax (62-778) 462371

Tunas Industrial Estate
Komp. Bumi Indah Blok III No. 15-17 Nagoya
Tel. (62-778) 421239
Fax (62-778) 427143

Kabil Industrial Park
Jl. Hang Kesturi KM. 4 Kabil
Tel. (62-778) 711144
Fax (62-778) 711144

Taiwan International Industrial Estate
Jl. Hang Kesturi No. 1 Kabil
Tel. (62-778) 711029
Fax (62-778) 711044

Citra Buana Centre Industrial Park I & II
Komp. Citra Buana Building No. 1 Seraya-Nagoya
Tel. (62-778) 428500
Fax (62-778) 332500 Batamindo Industrial Estate
Wisma Batamindo Jl. Rasamala No. 1 Muka Kuning
Tel. (62-770) 611222
Fax (62-770) 611432

Panbil Industrial Estate
Jl. Ahmad Yani Lot 07 Muka Kuning
Tel. (62-778) 371024
Fax (62-778) 371024

Malindo Cipta Perkasa Industrial Park
Malindo Cipta Perkasa Industrial Park,Batu Ampar
Tel. (62-778) 412737
Fax (62-778) 411802

Bintang Industrial Park I & II
Jl. Majapahit Kav II Batu Ampar
Tel. (62-778) 459088
Fax (62-778) 459002

Indah Industrial Park I & II
Jl. Imam Bonjol Blok A No. 7 Komp. Sakura Ampan
Tel. (62-778) 458295
Fax (62-778) 457581

Latrade Industrial Park
Tanjung Uncang, Batam 29422
Tel. (62-778) 396888
Fax (62-778) 393217

BATAM VISA on ARRIVAL REQUIREMENTS

For all visitors traveling to Batam there are now Batam visa requirements (in effect since 2006). Tourist or visit visas can be obtained on arrival at all of the Batam Ferry Terminals for passport holders from the following countries:
Countries / Passports that do not require a visa are as follows:

* Brunei Darussalam
* Chile
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Morocco
* Peru
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Countries / Passports that require a Batam visa on arrival are as follows:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Bahrain
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Cambodia
* Canada
* Cyprus
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Iran
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Maldives
* Malta
* Mexico
* Monaco
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Oman
* Republic of China
* Poland
* Portugal
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Suriname
* Taiwan
* Netherlands
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States of America

Countries not listed above will have to apply for a visa at the Indonesian Embassy before arrival

Contact details for the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore are as follows

Indonesian Embassy Singapore
7 Chatsworth Road
Singapore 249761
Tel: (65) 6737 7422
Fax: (65) 6737 5037 / (65) 6235 5783
Office Hours: Mon – Thurs (8:30am – 1:00pm, 2:00pm – 5.00pm)
Fri: (8:30am – 12:30, 2:30pm – 5:00pm)
Sat & Sun: (Closed)


Tentatively, visa on arrival charges are as follows

* USD $10 valid for 7 days and 6 nights only
* USD $25 valid for 7 to 30 days
* USD $20 per day for overstay


Passengers that require Visa On Arrival (VOA), please take note of the following Procedures:

* Before arriving at the designated airport or seaport, fill in the arrival/departure card. This card serves as visa application form
* Upon arrival at the destination, go to the bank counters available, pay the visa fee. Please prepare the exact amount in USD
* Proceed to the immigration checkpoint for clearance

Business or Work - Batam Visa Requirements
For those people that are traveling to Batam for business (such as meetings, etc) you will require a visa on arrival as per the list above.

Please note that a visa on arrival is not valid for any work or employment in Batam.

For those people traveling to Batam for work, whether it is for short or long term, you will need to apply for a visa on arrival and then change it to a work permit once you have arrived at your company of employment (if the company has not already pre-arranged a permit for you).

Your company should then be able to assist you with your visa / permit requirements. Please check with your employer before arriving in Batam

There are currently several visa options available, please check with the Indonesian Embassy to find out which will best suit your situation

Contact details for the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore are as follows

Indonesian Embassy Singapore
7 Chatsworth Road
Singapore 249761
Tel: (65) 6737 7422
Fax: (65) 6737 5037 / (65) 6235 5783
Office Hours: Mon – Thurs (8:30am – 1:00pm, 2:00pm – 5.00pm)
Fri: (8:30am – 12:30, 2:30pm – 5:00pm)
Sat & Sun: (Closed)

Seafood around Batam Island

For those who are fond of hunting a special taste, is a lively city that belong in the list of visits. Seafood is a mainstay Batam. Some seafood menu that can be found in Batam, including bark, a type of snail with a shell and hard, but have a tasty meat, mangrove crabs and other marine fish species.

Presentation was unique because visitors can choose their own fish and other seafood, and live in cook, so food served really fresh.

Soft fish, fresh broth, and when seasoned with soy sauce and chili sauce, it's getting warmer. Not surprisingly, visitors told to eat seafood in Batam is most convenient, because it taste sweet, sour and spicy fish flavor blend to produce high taste.

Another mainstay menu cuttlefish or better known as squid. There is a cooked flour and fried squid steambot menu. Steambot menu served with the fire on the table. This menu contains material sliced meats, chicken, seafood, fish, tofu, vegetables in the insert into the pot.

To visit this seafood restaurant, is very easy. Because the spread in almost all corners of Batam, there is a form of tent stalls, a special place on the edge of the beach, and restaurants in the city.

Some places to eat seafood in Batam, namely Yongkee Fish Soup, Golden Prawn Bengkong, Sri Rejeki at bataubesar, Nongsa and also a seafood restaurant in Tema IV Bridge, there is even a new seafood restaurant near the bridge I Barelang Resto.

Padang Golf Sukajadi Batam

Padang Golf Sukajadi Batam (PT.Adhya Mahkota Golf Sukajadi ) is the only Golf Course located in the Center of Batam City, precisely on lips of Trans Island Highway splitting Batam City. It is accessible from Batam's Central Business distric, it takes only 15 (fiften) minutes drive from Hang Na Dim International Batam Airport, 10 (ten) minutes from the International Batam Center Ferry Terminal, 5 (five) minutes from the business and industrial distric Batam Center , 15 (fiften) minutes from the business and industrial district Batu Ampar / Nagoya, 20 (twenty) minutes from the business industrial district Sekupang and 20 (twenty) minutes from Nongsa Tourism Industrial District.

Padang Golf Sukajadi Batam is International standard championship course originally designed and created by reputed golf course designer THOMSON, WOLVERIDGE & PERRET, due to the latest development, need some alteration design and done by team from PT.Flora Tjipta Sarana, Jakarta.
In this successfull soft opening 9 (nine) holes golf course Padang Golf Sukajadi operated start on 18th March 2009 and now we open another 5 (five) holes and hopefully will be completed 18 (eighten) holes on May 2010.

Golf Facilities:
* 18 Holes Championship Golf Course
* 21 Bays Driving Range Lightning System
* Halfway & Rain Shelter
* Golf Bag Storage
* Golf Proshop
* Rental Golf Set
* Putting & Chipping Green
* Golfer's Changing & Locker rooms
* Golf Teaching Lesson
* Range Cafe

Spa Villa in KTM Resort Batam

Sekupang - BATAM. One of the obligatory tourist visit locations in the visit when you go to the island of Batam is KTM Resort. Visitors will be pampered with a world-class spa facilities that have a uniqueness. Spa Villa is located at KTM Resort has a panoramic view not shared by other spas. At this spa, guests can enjoy a package that has been designed by the Spa Villa. Visitors can also enjoy the blue expanse of sea straits in Singapore.

Given the Spa Villa that jutted into the ocean of funds gives a different feel, making the spa is mostly visited by tourists from Singapore. If a long vacation, many artistes from MediaCorp Singapore enjoy aromatic spa services here.

Good news for Singapore tourists or local, during June to August 2010 to present the promo package Weekday, Buy One Get One Free which dibundling with room rates. This package includes room rates, city tour, ferry tickets and spa services. This package is the normal price-san 200 singapore dollars, but for this promotion we are giving the price of Sin $ 108. Price Sin $ 108 terse but already includes one-night stay at Resort, 90 minutes spa treatment, city tour and lunch at Golden Prawn.

Villa Spa offers spa services using tambala scrubs using long island scrub, aloe vera scrubs, scrubs coffee, chocolate and strawberry scrubs scrubs. In addition to Special packages Romantic Spa, visitors can enjoy a Body Scrub Spa, Body Mask, Hydrotherapi, Sensual Bath and Full Body aromatherapy. This package is perfect for a honeymoon couple who perform while watching the sunset at the Spa Villa.

Last spa villas provide the Breeze Spa, where visitors can enjoy the beach while enjoying the gentle breeze spa services. This service lasted for 150 minutes. "Breeze Spa Package is suitable for individual or with a partner, here we use a special aromatherapy and carried on just before sunset, which was obtained by treatment of this package is the Body Scrub with a wide selection of aromatherapy.

Batam International Sea Eagle Boat Race - Visit Batam 2010

Belakang Padang, BATAM - International Sea Eagle Boat Race 2009 on the Plain of the Sea Eagle Belakang Padang started on 2 to 4 July 2010, is one of the Batam Tourism calendar. This event is the seventh time since August last year from 2004.

In the year 2009 Batam city government invites the participation of business and interests of participants from outside the city of  Batam, and Malaysia as a nearest country to Indonesia immediately accepted the offer by sending 3 teams participated in this event.

In 2010 the government through the Batam department of tourism will be held back Batam Boat Race again with its intent and purpose is to provide an alternative tourist attraction and to provide more opportunities for perpetrators of world tourism and the business community to participate in the success of the event as well as welcoming Visit Batam 2010. The purpose of this event provides an opportunity and a forum for athletes to measure achievement of Batam can be achieved, developing Pos Tourism as one alternative to the world of tourism and to develop performance athletes for national and international rowing.

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