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The Lagoi Bay area on Indonesia's Bintan Island. Bintan and Batam are finalising plans to reopen their shores to leisure travellers from Singapore.

Surge in inquiries on Batam, Bintan travel bubble ferry trips

Jan 26, 2022

Photos sent by a British expat living at Indah Puri Golf Resort which shows recent demolition work done on Block 6.

Property dispute in Batam leaves some S'poreans anxious

Dec 24, 2021

S'pore man in Batam could have abused up to 10 children: Police

'S'porean in Batam could have abused up to10 kids'

Oct 14, 2017

104 nabbed in multi-agency operations last week

S'porean arrested in Batam for allegedly sodomising kids

Oct 13, 2017

NOT AFRAID: Singapore Cruise Centre was crowded with travellers heading to Batam despite terror threats.

Singaporean travellers unfazed by Batam terror threats

Jul 09, 2016

HELPING HAND: Ms Maggie Chia (in black) teaching the children of Yayasan Radmila Children's Home in Batam to make Chinese New Year crafts.

Volunteering to teach children English, life skills

Feb 10, 2016

CHAMP, FINALLY: Quincy Quek (left) is all smiles after receiving the winner's trophy from Tering Bay boss Morgan Tan for he breaks a 20-month title drought.

Quincy Quek wins after 20-month drought

Dec 31, 2015

Mr Dwi Djoko Wiwoho and his family.

Batam official joins ISIS

Nov 11, 2015

Batam ferries on after haze disruption

Oct 23, 2015

FATAL: Singaporean Chua Kam Heng, his Indonesian wife and their daughter, five, were killed in a motorcycle accident in Batam yesterday.

S’porean and family killed in Batam motorcycle crash

Sep 07, 2015