quote Mas Joki:
The scene of Batam is keep changing. Just heard from Batam FM. Hotel Puri Garden is changing its name to Neathill or Nahill hotel??? Yet to confirm. Cheongsters take note
Puri Garden changing names??not too sure but the plot behind them which supposing to be the Tang Village is to be redeveloped by Malaysian group IBN into a 28story apartment+hotel+shopping.
Change of Hotel name are Mandarin Hotel to Goodway Hotel, Hotel Pelangi to Batam Travel Hotel and some others. Hotel 81 is also gone. Why is the change of ownership? Business is bad or due to economical reason?
all of the above,i guessed....interest rates for bank loans here are a staggering 16%plus,add the taxes,elect bills....a better picture now??
After the casinos have closed down. Many KTVs and foodcourts have also closed due to less visitors from S’pore. Some popular KTVs like Bovo Club, Rio Rita, Mutiara (beside Puri Garden Hotel), Aloha (at Holiday Hotel), Crown KTV (now Crown Massage Ctr) and especially Dwi Crown KTV which is a very convenient place to cheong bcos Intan Hotel is just beside and Penuin Foodcourt (now still there but closed for about 4 years if I am not wrong) is just behind and Indo-Thai massage is just nearby. Just to name a few.
a normal course of city/business re-vitalisation....if old one go then new ones will come...just like HDB's MUP
So at no time, not only OKI foodcourt is gone. A1 is going soon. Fate of Nagoya Foodcourt is unpredictable. Who knows, all KTVs, massage centre, fish-tank joints, will one day move out of town.
A1 land leased is coming up for renewal soon..its was given to the boss for his contributions during the 'red wars' during the 60's..the local govt may up the duties or decides not to extend the lease altogether as its on prime location.foodcourt is confirmed to go as the boss decides to redeveloped it into a shopping street....Nagoya Walk.fish tanks going???sintai at bt aji maybe a good sample for things to come if they're really going!!
As I observe that many visitors with family and tours are coming to batam to have a clean holiday. And who know, the batam governor might clean up the place. So bros, happy time might soon be gone. Cheong now or never. Good luck to all bros
Agree..things has become more sanitised and 'orderly';asphat roads,road lamps etc compared to 5yrs back..but hoping the batam governor might clean up the place???they have just cleaned up the batam governor...
