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Open now also I will not go...heard from locals simply nothing much left...need 12 to 24 mtths to go back to previous glory...  |
Same here. I won't be thinking of going Batam until next year. Not even sure which part of next year, hehehe...
I feel so sad at times that some of the girls i knew who went back to their hometown from Batam has pass away (from lack of medical attention, i think).
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I will make my question more detailed. Probably you don't know, but if you know anyone on site, I die for curiosity to know what's going on there now.
1) "Massage" places (joints)? I guess all closed and disappeared for the moment. Or not?
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Most tourist reliant massage places are closed. Sports Massage, Reborn etc are still opened.
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2) "Regular" semi-legitimate massage places, as all those behind Utama Hotel?
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Nope, i can't name the place now but according from an Indo Chinese friend in Batam, they are mostly all closed (if not all).
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3) Food courts? Why closed? what about locals and Indo business? I note that Marriott hotels are open and accept bookings. So, there are travellers to Batam, but must be all Indo.
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While food courts may still be opened, many lesser popular stalls in it are closed. Many bigger scale international chain hotels are still open, it's easy for them to survive by just cutting back on the number of staffs in it (& shut down the top 5 floors of their hotel). The regular few hotels i frequent are still there, just no more KTVs, & minimum Massage personnel in it.
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4) Pubs? What would I see if I make a walk in Kampung Bule? What about Square? As above, I believe there are Indo business men around.
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Not sure, never ask.
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5) What would I see if I walk around Nagoya Hill mall? Same as before, but all Indo? Or not?
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Local are required to be vaccinated before they are allowed to step into malls. The last i heard, less than 30% of Indonesian were vaccinated which mean 3 out of 10 locals are allow to enter the mall.
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6) The most tricky: are disco opened again, or not yet? Did Planet 3 and Newton ever close, btw?? (Indonesia boleh)
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Not sure, never ask.
Above were as much i knew so far. I may be out-dated tho since it's been a long time.