DBS Bank subsidiary Bank DBS Indonesia and United Overseas Bank subsidiary Bank UOB Indonesia disbursed a loan facility of Rp6.7 trillion to fund the construction of a new data center campus in Indonesia that is being developed by data center operator DayOne and Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Indonesia Investment Authority (INA).

The growth of the data center industry in Batam City, Riau Islands Province is in an upward trend, reaching hundreds of billions in rupiah according to the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

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.