Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura received an audience from the Chinese Indonesian (INTI) Association led by INTI Association Chair Teddy Sugianto at the Riau Island Governor's Office in Tanjungpinang City, Riau Islands, on Apr. 29, 2025.

Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura received a visit from the Pensutra Alliance Berhad delegation on Apr. 14, 2025, at the Graha Kepri Office in Batam City, Riau Islands Province. The visit is a step to strengthen collaboration in strategic investment between Riau Islands and business partners in Southeast Asia.

Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura received a visit from PT Anugrah Duta Corporation (PT ADC) at the Graha Kepri Office in Batam City, Riau Islands on Mar. 20, 2025. The meeting discussed PT ADC's plan to invest in Riau Islands' mining sector.

The Industry Ministry stated that Apple Inc. is committed to increasing investment to satisfy the Indonesian government's sanction on the United States (US) technology company due to not carrying out the commitment to fulfilling the local content requiremnt (TKDN) in the previous period.

The Batam City Culture and Tourism Office welcomes Ramadan by once again presenting the annual Batam Wonder Food and Art Ramadan (BWR) creative economy bazaar. Held at the Batam Dang Anom Park, BWR is both a center for typical Ramadan culinary delights and an effort to encourage the creative economy sector in Batam City, Riau Islands Province.

Investment and Downstream Minister/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Head Rosan Perkasa Roeslani revealed that in addition to the AirTag factory in Batam City, Riau Islands Province there are several other Apple vendors that are in the process of investing in Indonesia.

The Batam Free Trade and Free Port Zone Development Agency (BP Batam), through its Free Trade and Free Port Zone (KPBPB) and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Development Center, continues to strive to strengthen the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) ecosystem in the Batam KPBPB by implementing the Hang Nadim Airport Master Plan.