Use Batam and Bintan islands to enter Indonesian market, Johor SMEs told


JOHOR BARU: Johor-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from the developments taking place on Batam and Bintan islands off Indonesia’s Riau archipelago.

South Johor SME adviser Teh Kee Sin said the local SMEs could use both islands as the platform to penetrate the huge halal market of Malaysia’s neighbour.

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