Island, recreational park, swimming pool and mini zoo around a hill. Mail Order Bride Scandal There have been unsubstantiated allegations of human trafficking in Singkawang, based upon the town's mail order bride illegal business. Most of the men who travel to Singkawang looking for young women to marry are from Taiwan, Mainland China, or Singapore. These men arrive and get in touch with brokers, these brokers then approach families with suitably aged daughters and generally offers these parents about 6 million rupiahs (about US$450) for each girl. It is most normal for a majority of these foreign clients to pay an amount exceedingly more than what is requested by the brokers and most payments are at an average of 30 million rupiahs (about US$2,250). Contracts are often drawn between the brokers and the clients. It is a fact that each contract includes a time period clause and most of these marriages are contractually bound for 2 to 4 years, some for even shorter periods of time. It is also common for these relationships to not be legally bound marriages. Indonesian police actively arrest the offender of mail order bride. Sister cities Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia Singapore, Singapore Fuzhou, PRC Gutian County, PRC Minjiang, PRC Matsu, Taiwan Yangmei District, Taiwan Newcastle upon Tyne, England Yamaguchi, Japan Pamplona, Spain Notable people Morgan Oey, actor and singer, former member of Indonesian idol group SMASH Christiandy Sanjaya (黃漢山), Deputy Governor of West Kalimantan References External links Official Singkawang Website Populated places in West Kalimantan