Kota Batam

On this occasion I would tell the city of Batam, yup, Batam is a place i was born. did you know Batam city?
yes, true, Batam is an island located in Riau Islands province, which borders directly with our neighboring countries, namely Singapore.The island not too big, only about 65% of the country Singapore, but its population is quite dense , more than 1.2 million. Batam Although only a small island and isolated by land line if you want to another city, but there are many interesting things about the island of Batam, you know friends, this is a summary 8 of interesting things about the island of Batam

1. Barelang Bridge(Jembatan Barelang)
Barelang Bridge is the name of the bridge that connects the island of Batam with several other islands namely Pulau Tonton, Nipah Island, Island Setoko, rempang, Pulau Galang and Galang Baru Island. Barelang bridge has become an icon of Batam, even been popular as its landmark Batam Island. If the city of Jakarta is identical with the monument then people will remember Batam with Barelang Bridge (JembatanBarelang) .The name of Barelang bridge that is given by the local community turned out to be far more famous than the original name ie Fisabilillah Bridge. The name "BARELANG" by the public are taken from the names of islands connected by the bridge; BAtam, REmpang, and GaLANG. Barelang bridge has another name, Habibie bridge or a bridge. And there are five other bridges.

2. ELECTRICAL CABLES UNDERGROUND
If you look in other towns in Indonesia, you will see on electricity cable spilling on the streets very disturbing scene. and if you are to Batam, you probably will not find the same thing, because the electrical wiring in urban centers in Batam has been planted in the soil. so it looks neater.

3. 5 PORTS FERRY INTERNATIONAL
because Batam directly borders with neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia, on the island there are many harbors international level linking three countries Indonesia-Singapore-Malaysia

5 to port it is
- International Ferry Terminal Batam Centre
- Harbour Bay
- Sekupang Ferry Terminal
- Nongsa Pura
- Waterfront City marina
Not only its ports are labeled International, but the interior and exterior design also nuanced International

4. foreign tourists 1.3 MILLION / YEAR
Its proximity to several neighboring countries and supported by good infrastructure, has invited a lot of foreign tourists to stop by to this island.
recorded in 2012 ago, about 1.3 million foreign tourists who visit to Batam. Batam as well as placing the entrance of foreigners into the 3rd largest in Indonesia after Jakarta and Bali. Most of them were tourists from Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Europe
and if in weekend you walk into Batam, in ports-ports as well as shopping centers, you will meet with a lot of tourists, sometimes there are unique, the colors of Singapore sometimes just to eat Lunch only if to Batam, after it was returned kenegaranya, was so deketnya. can be reached with 40 minutes by ship.

5. dualism GOVERNMENT
which sounds very interesting, where Batam is only a small island, has two governments, the first is that BP Batam, formerly known as the Batam Authority now led by Mr. Mustafa Widjaja and PEMKO Batam standing after the Batam Authority there are now ruled by Mr. Ahmad Dahlan. BP Batam care of the Investment and licensing, while Government Administration Batam care about population.

6. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES FTZ
In recent years it has rolled out the implementation of the Free Trade Zone Batam (FTZ Batam), Bintan, and Karimun which refers to Law No. 36 of the Free Trade Zone and Free Port and then changed several times through PERPU, resulting in legislated into Law No. 44 of 2007 . There is also Act 36 of 2000 About the "Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2000 on the Free Trade Zone and Free Port Become Law and many other Act relating to FTZ Batam.
This is to encourage more investors both inside and outside the country to invest in this island. Where Batam Island is in the plot from the beginning as an industrial city. so with this designation goods from abroad Many exempt VAT and VAT BM

7. DIRECT IMPORT CAR CBU
In Batam, because it has been designated as a special economic zone, it also allowed importers to import cars directly from their home country. and because it is free of VAT and VAT BM, then the price of the CBU car's alias Completly Build Up until his price could be 30% cheaper than national car.
Toyota Alphard example, you can buy with the price ranging from 400 millions, or Landcruiser which you can take home with prices ranging from 800an million. However, cars imported CBU's alias, absolutely can not be transferred out of Batam, so the car's lifetime can only be used in Batam.
that's all the summary of the city of batam, hopefully useful