'We are held hostage': Passengers from Singapore baffled by steep Batam ferry prices as Indonesia probes possible price-fixing

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE - Singaporean manager Zheng Huang was shocked to find his round-trip ferry ticket to Indonesia's Batam island had soared to more than $70 over the past two years. The 53-year-old, who used to visit the holiday spot every weekend for dining and shopping, now limits his trips to once or twice a month. "That's the only way out now......

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