Batam
Proper noun
Meaning
The largest city in the Riau Islands, Indonesia.
An island in Indonesia.
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Examples
The 53-year-old man was issued the notice on March 19 when he returned to Singapore via the Tanah Merah ferry terminal from Batam, Indonesia, where he had gone on March 3, according to the republic’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
Police displaying evidence as suspects (obscured in background wearing striped shirts), allegedly linked to the death of an Indonesian sailor aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, are presented to the media in Batam.
A series of powerful eruptions from Indonesia’s most volatile volcano, which was spewing massive clouds of grey ash 850 miles (1,400 kilometres) west of Batam, earlier prompted officials to close some air routes above the mountain.
The militants—who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State—were arrested in late 2016 for allegedly plotting a rocket attack on Singapore’s Marina Bay from Indonesia’s nearby Batam Island.
It has a capacity of 14,800 tons, and can carry 3000 passengers on its route from Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, to Medan via Batam.
It was particularly easy for me to do since I had a pet Batam hen as a child.