Our story
Two friends who think Batam deserves better.
Batam is around an hour from Singapore by ferry, yet most visitors only see a mall, a massage and a seafood dinner. BatamGems exists to show the rest.
The founders
Redo & Agus Theo
Redo
Co-founder · SingRank
Redo runs SingRank, a search and content agency working with businesses in Singapore and Indonesia. He brings the data side of BatamGems: what visitors actually search for, and how to answer it honestly.
Agus Theo
Co-founder
Agus Theo is BatamGems' co-founder and the other half of every road trip — out on the island finding the places worth writing about.
01
Real places only
Every place in our directory exists on the map. We never invent businesses, prices or opening hours.
02
Scores are earned
A BatamGems Score is only given after a visit — and can never be bought.
03
Written for the ferry crowd
We think like a Singaporean or Malaysian planning a weekend: terminals, timing, halal options, cash or card.