I don’t know about you guys, but I love sneaking off to Batam for a cheeky weekend escape. It’s like my very own holiday-lite. No overpriced flight tickets, no stressing over city-hopping itineraries.

BATAM (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Batam Tourism Agency held a ceremony on Wednesday (June 15) to welcome the first travellers from Singapore’s HarbourFront Center arriving at Batam ...

Lining Singapore’s southern coast, HarbourFront has been my go-to for scenic adventures to Sentosa, Labrador Nature Reserve, Mount Faber and the starting point for the occasional ferry trip to Batam ...

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SINGAPORE – All 68 people on board a Singapore-registered ferry bound for Batam are safe, after a fire broke out in the vessel’s engine room on Friday afternoon. The Maritime and Port Authority of ...

SINGAPORE – Real estate developer Mapletree has received permission from the authorities to build an interim ferry and cruise terminal in HarbourFront, paving the way for the potential redevelopment ...

SINGAPORE: A fire broke out in the engine room of a Singapore-registered ferry off Kusu Island on Friday (May 5), prompting the transfer of its passengers to another vessel. The fire was put out by ...

Singapore to Batam ferries are unofficially monopolised by 2 operators: Sindo Ferry and Batam Fast Ferry. If you are risk-averse, it's generally quite foolproof to go with either of the 2. Sindo Ferry ...

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