Head ofRiau’s transportation office Junaidi said on April 13 that the request to re-openaccess from Karimun to Malaysia was submitted in late February, after the Indonesiangovernment reopened international sailing routes from Bintan and Batam toMalaysia and Singapore.
However, Karimuninternational port has yet to be reopened due to lack of permits from the Directorate General of Immigration (DGI), Ministry of Law and HumanRights.
Accordingto Junaidi, the entrance to international ports in Batam and Bintan has been re-openedsince late February. A number of policies have also been implemented to attractinternational tourists, such as canceling the PCR test requirement fortravelers from Malaysia and Singapore at Bandar Telani Bentan port in Bintan, Batam Centre International Ferry Terminal, and HarborBay Port and Nongsa Port.
A same policyhas been applied to international tourists entering Indonesia through the Port of Sri Bintan Pura in Tanjungpinang city of Riau Islands./.