Indonesia and Malaysia cooperating on expanding access between Indonesia’s Riau Islands and Malaysia’s Johor state as well as enhancing tourism promotion.
The Indonesian consulate general in Johor and the Johor government are developing an agreement to enhance the connection between Johor and Batam Island, which is part of the Riau Islands. The plan is to have roll-on-roll-out (RoRo) ferry services between Johor and Bintan, which will serve travellers, vehicles and goods.
Sigit Widiyanto, Indonesia consul general for Johor Bahru, said: “Both parties see the potential for access between Johor and Indonesia through Batam and Riau Islands to boost tourism traffic. A (scheduled) RoRo operation is a way to go. Travellers from Johor can use their cars to travel in Batam and vice versa – (just as how) Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand travellers (are) visiting each other over land.”
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