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Originally Posted by iicycold

no la, tat 1 no indo style of socialicing la....lol...it's sg nasional day parade few yrs ago pigture...i tink i got post it here b4.
tis 1 then is indo style....lol

Europe has not much to lecture about this. Newpapers here show often photos taken at discos in holiday locations, where at night hundreds of youngsters, pushed one against the other, dance, sing and sweat like if COVID is something of the past. Numbers are starting to grow in many countries in Europe, but detected numbers always follow reality by at least 1 or 2 weeks. I am not optimistic.

[BFOMF5]

How to check the life of you indo sim while not in indo? Or
Any bros remember...
is 6 mths or 1year???, after last top up of your indo SIM can still Receive SMS.

am worry that my GoPay bal kana makan.


TIA

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

How to check the life of you indo sim while not in indo? Or
Any bros remember...
is 6 mths or 1year???, after last top up of your indo SIM can still Receive SMS.

am worry that my GoPay bal kana makan.


TIA

Just ask someone in Indo to isi pulsa for u regularly. I’m just topping up about 10-20rb a month to keep my number active...

[maddog_mlvn]

Originally Posted by hawkeye007

Just ask someone in Indo to isi pulsa for u regularly. I’m just topping up about 10-20rb a month to keep my number active...

For Simpati Sim every 20rb plus 2rb u get 1 month extension.

[TheBob]

For Simpati, you can just use *888# Call and select the last option. Can check in Singapore, they partner with Singtel for roaming.

I can help if you need to isi pulsa.

[BFOMF5]

Thks all bros suggestions.
Tried *888# and it works.
Cheched and found my SIM still valid till next January.
Hopes btm open by then...
or got to top up later when get near.

[hoosdathu]

miss the ceweks and mee bakso in batam

[sexlegend]

Originally Posted by hoosdathu

miss the ceweks and mee bakso in batam

Ya. Me too cold turkey for too many months liow.

[Nulgath]

Tourism-dependent island hopes for borders to reopen

Quiet streets, empty tables at restaurants, and deserted malls, karaoke centres and massage parlours have become a common sight on the Indonesian holiday island of Batam, just a ferry ride away from Singapore.

Many businesses, particularly hotels and travel agencies, on the island have been badly hit by the coronavirus outbreak since March, when the first positive cases in Indonesia were announced.

Batam Centre Ferry Terminal, which previously was bustling with tourists, mostly from Singapore, has turned into a ghost port as the coronavirus pandemic keeps stores shuttered and visitors at home.

Shop rents have been slashed by half but businesses, from fashion to food, have stayed shuttered. But as long as they do not close for good, "their rents would be reduced even if they don't operate", port worker Santi, 45, told The Straits Times.

Batam is located in the Riau Islands, a sprawling province of more than a thousand islands known locally as Kepri.

The province accounts for the second-highest number of international visitors to Indonesia after Bali. Of the 2.59 million foreign tourists who visited Indonesia in 2019, mainly to Batam and Bintan, nearly half were from Singapore.

While some of those who lost their jobs in Batam have returned to their hometowns, those who stayed on have struggled to make ends meet.

Food server Riswandi, 34, said he had to move in with a friend to save costs after his workplace, a popular restaurant selling sup tulang, or beef bone soup, shut down. "I need to find a new job, but even to find work as a restaurant helper is not easy in these hard times," he said.

Ms Rida Harahap, 23, a therapist at First Choice Spa and Massage centre, said she used to serve five customers a day before the coronavirus struck, but "even getting one now is difficult". Half of the company's 40 therapists have returned to their hometowns, she said.

"Even with a 50 per cent discount for each spa and massage service, business is still quiet. I don't know how long I can last in this job."

Provincial tourism chief Buralimar told ST he hoped the two countries could reopen borders as soon as possible, with health safeguards in place, adding: "Our tourism industry will surely recover if Singaporeans visit Kepri again."

Indonesia’s COVID-19 cases surpass China.
How did we get here?

On July 2, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan called Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and they discussed the importance of keeping up positive bilateral cooperation even amid the pandemic.

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a July 3 statement that "the call did not go into any specific discussions on tourism exchanges and cooperation".

"Singapore is gradually re-opening our borders in a progressive and calibrated manner, while ensuring the health and safety of Singaporeans and our international visitors... Singaporeans are still advised to defer all travel abroad," the MFA statement added.

[nono1973]

Below were taken from Horizon Ferry website :

Its always good to know.

Stay safe, stay healthy.

For a better tomorrow (in Batam for me).

[HeatguyAlvin]

Originally Posted by hoosdathu

miss the ceweks and mee bakso in batam

haiz me too

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by Nulgath

On July 2, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan called Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and they discussed the importance of keeping up positive bilateral cooperation even amid the pandemic.

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a July 3 statement that "the call did not go into any specific discussions on tourism exchanges and cooperation".

"Singapore is gradually re-opening our borders in a progressive and calibrated manner, while ensuring the health and safety of Singaporeans and our international visitors... Singaporeans are still advised to defer all travel abroad," the MFA statement added.

seventh mth hungry ghost so quiet,nwday cannot go btm eat indo cai, so mus stay in sinkie land 2 eat liao. So sad....



luckie tose found in local's cai no bad aso...can compare wit btm gers liao....lol

*beter put disclaimer here first...lol...pigture is for illustration if nt later my pm box explode....lol

[HeatguyAlvin]

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...65&co=WW&nt=PH

seems like Allium Batam Hotel is now a four points by sheraton.

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Originally Posted by HeatguyAlvin

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...65&co=WW&nt=PH

seems like Allium Batam Hotel is now a four points by sheraton.

The right time to start a hotel business in Batam!

Joking apart, what amazes me is that if I check the prices for Feb 21, I find that best prices at FourPoints Allium and Marriott HB are about 600k and 1300k, respectively, which is about 1 and 2 nights at our beloved Formosa, respectively again.

It looks like I will (when??? ) be able to stay at a Four Points paying the same I was used to pay at Formosa. It sounds excellent at first glance.

A number of questions arise though. At a Marriott hotel, would I be free to come and go with a variable number of girls any time I want as in Formosa? would I find the warm atmosphere I enjoyed for 10 years in Formosa? Last but not least, there will be SINTA???

[kbt7046]

Originally Posted by Black Page

The right time to start a hotel business in Batam!

Joking apart, what amazes me is that if I check the prices for Feb 21, I find that best prices at FourPoints Allium and Marriott HB are about 600k and 1300k, respectively, which is about 1 and 2 nights at our beloved Formosa, respectively again.

It looks like I will (when??? ) be able to stay at a Four Points paying the same I was used to pay at Formosa. It sounds excellent at first glance.

A number of questions arise though. At a Marriott hotel, would I be free to come and go with a variable number of girls any time I want as in Formosa? would I find the warm atmosphere I enjoyed for 10 years in Formosa? Last but not least, there will be SINTA???

Indonesia has suspended visas free entry to visitors from all countries, no foreign tourist can go to Batam at the moment, so room rate for all hotels have reduce dramatically. Even they offer staying for free also no use because Singaporean cannot go there.