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The SIJORI Growth Triangle is a partnership arrangement between Singapore, Johor (in Malaysia), and Riau Islands (in Indonesia) that combines the competitive strengths of the three areas to make the subregion more attractive to regional and international investors. More specifically, it links the infrastructure, capital, and expertise of ...
Riau (Jawi: رياو ) is a province of Indonesia.It is located on the central eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Barisan Mountains to the Malacca Strait, including several large islands situated within the Strait.
The Riau Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Riau) is a province of Indonesia—not to be confused with neighbouring Riau from which the Riau Islands Province were separated in 2002. The capital of the province is Tanjung Pinang , while the largest city is Batam .
Port of Sungai Duku is located by the Siak River, connecting Pekanbaru with some regions in Riau Province and Riau Islands such as Siak, Tanjung Buton, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis and Batam. In the past, there were ferry services travelling from this port directly to Malacca in Malaysia, but the service was discontinued as several ferry companies ...
Dumai (Jawi: دوماي , Chinese: 杜迈), is a coastal city in Riau Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, about 188 km from Pekanbaru, the provincial capital.. The city has an area of 2,065.59 km 2 and had 338,064 inhabitants at the mid 2023 official estimate (comprising 173,758 males and 164,306 females).
The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the central island of Great Karimun , the regency also includes the island of Kundur and over 240 lesser islands. The district covers a land area of 1,339.9 km 2 and a sea area of 6,460 km 2 , and its population was 212,561 at the 2010 census [ 2 ] and 253,457 at ...
They only make up 29% of Riau Island population, while in Riau, they constitute a plurality, at around 45%. Riau Malays, especially in coastal Riau and Riau Islands, share the same or similar cultural, historical, and linguistic background with Johorean and Singaporean Malays due to their common Malaccan origin in the 15th century.
In addition, some regional banks have subsidiaries in forms of BPRs (Bank Perkreditan Rakyat, or People's Credit Banks) which are usually owned and operated by governments of regencies or cities, acting as municipally owned corporations.