It is not, however, the wholesome tourist playground many travel agents tout it to be. This schizophrenia of sorts can be seen from the fact that up in the slick north, accommodations are luxurious, with hotels offering amenities and activities that have families in mind.
Down here in the south, especially in the capital of Tanjung Pinang, the attractions are mainly in the form of young women from other Indonesian provinces. The northern resorts attracted as much as 78, Singaporeans last year, mainly families taking short breaks.
But the southern part of Bintan welcomed almost twice that number of Singaporeans, many of them male. These days, the area is filled with upscale golf courses and resorts, and still other major projects are being built. But many male visitors to Bintan are bypassing such playgrounds and heading straight to the south where, as one hotel manager puts it, there is a high degree of tolerance toward the flesh trade.
In fact, there was a recent series of raids on brothels here. This virtual suburb of brothels located in the middle of nowhere has been around for four years now, say locals. The complex is guarded by the police, and there is an entrance fee of about 12 U. Likewise, the hotel executive says the sex trade has actually been a shot in the arm for Bintan tourism.
Behind the bustle of tourism, however, lies the fact that many women in the sex trade came in search of jobs but found themselves lured, forced or duped into this line of work. Many come from other parts of Indonesia like Java and Sumatra hoping to get domestic or factory work.
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