Bid project online

As much as 8 projects of total Rp.8 billion are officially listed on the E-procurement website for Pemko Batam.

The mayor of Batam, Ahmad Dahlan, officially launched the online project bidding on March, 24. Dahlan said that the online system is a way of the government to accelerate the transparency of work system for procurement of goods and services projects. With this system, government staff will not have to be affraid anymore because of the information will be known by everyone. Project will be more tranparent and will not be blurred. Department will work maximally without pressure.

To register, you can visit http://lpse.batamkota.go.id

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Barelang

Barelang is short term for Batam, Rempang, and Galang. It is a string of islands between Batam island and Galang Baru island. Barelang is joined together by 6(six) bridges.

One of the greatest enjoyment is to watch the sunset on the first bridge. Mostly on weekend, we can see lots of couples sitting on the bridge to enjoy a romantic evening. Some also do fishing from the bride, although, you can't really get any good size fishes due to the strong current.

Another good treat is the seafood that you can enjoy on each of the island. Live fresh seafood with a very affordable price.

Most of the islands, except Batam, are used for farming, chicken farming, fishery, and palm oil plantation and refinery.

If you are like me, I like to go sea fishing, you can get good price to charter a fishing boat from Galang Baru island, which can guarantee you big catches. It ranges from Rp.1.500.000 - Rp.3.000.000 (around US$.192 - US$.385) for a whole night trip with live baits included.

Batam - in general

Batam is one of the many islands of Indonesia and is the closest island to Singapore. With only 20Km away, it just needs 55 minutes to reach it with fully air-conditioned ferry ride. Batam is a major industrial and tourists area with its approximately 100.000 populations.

Batam now attracts increasing numbers of tourists. Many come from Singapore for a short holiday with friends and family, duty-free shopping and great seafood. The visitors to Singapore hope over for a day or weekend trip.

International standard hotels and numerous economy establishments cater to the expanding demand for accommodation. Business, as they say, is booming. An island two-thirds the size of Singapore, Batam progresses by leaps and bounds. Where virgin jungle once stood are now whole new towns, mosques, churches, temples and supermarkets, soon to be followed by reservoirs with enough water to supply a population of 800,000 and for industrial use, an airport-to become an international gateway - a fine telecommunication system, well equipped industrial parks, and the beginnings of a large new urban center.

One of Batam's biggest attractions is the fresh and delicious seafood. Giant prawns, live still crawling crabs, live fish taken straight from nets in the sea, lobsters, clams and shellfish are cooked in a variety of styles and all delicious. Try the local 'gong-gong' conch shell where the succulent meat inside is fished out with a pin and dipped in a spicy sauce before eating. (@www.batam.com)

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