‘Give me 1 million rupiah’: What you should do if asked for a bribe when entering Batam
Batam’s bribery problem keeps coming back. Can reforms stick after extortion crackdown?
Batam ferries cut back on Singapore trips as fuel prices soar
Five Batam immigration officials reassigned amid probe into extortion cases
‘Should have started by now’: Indonesia’s plan to export solar energy to Singapore hits a snag
‘I thought they were sweets’, says Singaporean who refused offer of drugs at Batam nightclub
Weekend Trip
Visit this private island an hour from Singapore where cars do not exist; rooms from $224 a night
Hovercraft-like vessel AirFish set to ply S’pore-Batam route from second half of 2026
5 nabbed in Batam anti-drug blitz by Indonesian, S’porean enforcement authorities
Batam customs office uncovers new way to smuggle used clothing
