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Originally Posted by Black Page
You are 100% right. Finally someone says that.
For Ferry Companies, it's market rule: they wish the highest price with which they still sell. We cannot lecture them what is a good price, in a free market.
But is it ok this is a free market without regulations from Authorities? My political view says NO, public transport even between borders should not be left to free market without some regulation from governments.
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It is not a free market but a
distortion of a free market if the few players collude to fix the price, as is likely the case here. Something like a monopoly comprising of the few players. Regulation needs to come into play.
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For Indonesian Authorities, they should push for low prices, because the lower, the more tourists from Singapore come to spend SGD in Batam.
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Yup, clear incentives for Indo authorities to act, and seems they are doing so. They have control in who they allow to berth at their ferry terminals.
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For Singapore Authorities, frankly I do not think this can be a priority in their agenda. They do not care if more Indo people comes from Batam to shop in Singapore, and do not care if Singapore people has something different to do on Sunday than just strolling and shopping in Singapore malls. Singapore economy does not get a boost if ferries are cheaper.
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Batam is one of the gateways for Indonesians into Sgp, who dominate country arrivals. So not sure if Sgp don't care about this.
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I have lots of things to do in Batam... 
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Really? Please post those lots of things u do in Batam, here.