Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[ndnd]

Originally Posted by PervMonk

Just got info, today is half day sekupang and tomorrow is tiban. Hope this help cos is from a local cleaner here who stays in batam.

Time for encourage ppl to always wash hand, but they go cut water supply. Each area on 5 days off 2 days. KNN

They dont build the hospital at Galang for fun, they are just preparing for the worse. Those postive got money one throw to SG. No money one keep there to accept the fate.

[blurblur2032]

Sad to hear that. There is a lot of poor people in batam

[Lingo]

Bro ndnd, those found positive 'throw' to SG....what planes(commercial or private) or ferries want to take them to SG.? Unless they say .. the patient is suffering from other sickness (not covid 19)..
No country will fly those infected this virus back to their country..yes , unless they pay a lot of money...they just have to stay in their hospital, and pray..hehehe!!!

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by nono1973

But i need to add this, most busking artist i met were quite nice people. If i ignore them, they just move on and many whom impressed me with non-Indo songs, when i tip them...they didnt just take money and go away. They finished singing at least a full song before going to the next table.

I respect those people. Got hand got leg, they dont go around begging for money.

They should improve on their talent. I mean try strumming the guitar or sing some English songs too. Not just indon songs. If its my favourite song, i sure pass him 10 or 20K rup.

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

similar to Vietnam...many locals dun go hospital or clinic when ill...they simply buy med from pharmacy...

Vietnam just banned Europeans to enter for 30 days...

Like what Andy had mentioned, most locals rather go to apotek. Cheap and medicine works. Not cheap going to a klinik. Some are poor. Dont expect them to stay at home even if infected with virus. No income ya...

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Power sia you. full battle order. well prepared.

kns, tat guy is nw like a fking electric UV reactor cum walking bomb with his back pack full of flameable alcohol & other chemicals. i aso curious hw he pass thru the immigration wit out being stop....lol

if u were 2 b smokin break beside him mus standby fire extinguisher, especially wen he jus arrive 2 btm...lol...if u stand too close him, either is u might get fried or b blown away.

[PowerBenz]

News update here those pple to who.is going to batam...14 days stay home notice from sg government if you go batam...https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...otice-12539952

[18DragonPalm]

The 14 day home stay do not apply to land and sea commute. Batam is via sea.

[Kopipenggao]

Originally Posted by 18DragonPalm

The 14 day home stay do not apply to land and sea commute. Batam is via sea.

Sea concession is only given to Malaysia

[Kopipenggao]

The sea concession is only given to Malaysia, does not apply to Indonesia.

[fde83]

Originally Posted by 18DragonPalm

The 14 day home stay do not apply to land and sea commute. Batam is via sea.

It says with Malaysia meaning if u wana go batam must via Malaysia sea and come back also via Malaysia sea but if garben find out u go batam u sure kena 14 days quarentine

[muster88]

Goverment implement travel restrictions.

[taurusian]

Originally Posted by fde83

It says with Malaysia meaning if u wana go batam must via Malaysia sea and come back also via Malaysia sea but if garben find out u go batam u sure kena 14 days quarentine

Confirm will kena once they see you have Indonesian chop on passport

[fde83]

Originally Posted by taurusian

Confirm will kena once they see you have Indonesian chop on passport

Is it? Then better sell away the horizon voucher if I have any

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

Haiz....feeble minded lot. Tot with social media may improve their knowledge. Lets see how long their business can survive without tourist dollars.

News say that many Indonesia businesses only feels the "pinch" currently. Thats on March 2020. When April Ramadan time comes and followed by Hari Raya time on May, who knows, by then the businesses may just feel those "pain"?

Baby step a time.

Indonesia coronavirus detection is only just beginning.

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

Doesnt they know virus is invisible and any colours can catch it? Maybe one way to chg their mindset is for some chinese indon to get inflicted with the virus...and let it spread fast and furious

Different country different culture of handling things.

American version; no one wears a mask in public places, even in enclosed crowded area. Those who wear a mask were deem a sick person.

Taiwan version; everyone rushing for a mask. People even took 2 hours (and more) to queue for it.

Japan version; not many were seen in public wearing mask. But if you look closely, almost everyone is wearing a "dog-tag" looking thingy.

Vietnam version; i think whether corona virus or not, wearing a mask to them seems to be a everyday thingy.

China version; I guess i no need to elaborate anymore, you might probably laugh at those funny ways they do to prevent themselves from contracting covid-19,hehehe...

Singapore version; People listen to the nanny government who followed the WHO, no need wear a mask unless one is not well. Most followed... it was publicly known that coronavirus carrier dont carry any visible symptons during the beginning stage. In other word, they treated themselves as "not unwell" and they no need wear a mask?

Now which version were better? The result/s were at most time shown in statistic.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Indonesia hospital were using rain coat to handle possible coronavirus patient...hehehe...

https://sbf.today/showthread.php?p=...4#post19879504

Most of its medical center/hospital were currently far from well-equipped to contain the epidemic.

I can only hope Batam has at least one hospital which are ready to handle all these. Not forgetting they are building another hospital at Pualu Galang, just for the corona virus patient.