The once sleepy river port on sungai Siak, has transformed into one of Indonesia’s oil capitals, with all the hustle and bustle of a modern city. Long before today\'s affordable air travel, it served as a transit point for tourists between ferries from Singapore. Following the Americans striking oil back in the 1930\'s, Pekanbaru\'s economy was heavily dependent on oil revenues and now its not uncommon to have a conversation with a Western oil executive, on a business trip when visiting.
Merauke is a city located in eastern Indonesia and adjacent with Papua New Guinea. There’s a twin monument which is also located in Sabang, a city in northern Indonesia. This monument is a symbol of unity of Indonesian Republic from Sabang until Merauke. Merauke also known as a city of deer, since there’s so much deer we can found here. Don’t forget to visit the beaches. Just mention Buti beach, or Nasem beach. It all became a beautiful scenery from Indonesian border point with Papua New Guinea.