By Hari Narayana DasLocated to the north of Sumatra Island, Batam is one of the largest islands in the Riau Archipelago of Indonesia. Because of its strategic location close to Malaysia and Singapore, Batam is one of the favorite tourist destinations among others in Indonesia.The native people of Batam are Malay in origin, but the population can be said to be multi-cultural and multi-ethnic comprising of people from different parts of Indonesia