In Reply to: WHO CARES!!!! posted by balibull on Monday, 15. February 2010 at 13:57 Bali Time:
This doesn't affect people like you overly much, who holiday in Bali.
The issue is with short term (weekend) holiday makers to Batam. Indonesia is more than Bali. There is a very large tourist trade between Malaysia/Singapore and Indonesia which is severely affected by this change. So, they care.
Put it this way, imagine if Qld and NSW were different countries and you needed a visa to cross over. Imagine if the cost of that just went from $10 to $25. Do you get it now?