Presented from a tourist’s point of view, the easy-to-read Spotlights are meant to be an introduction to the people, places and economies of the 32 provinces and states that are encompassed in the IMT-GT region. For its 5 th issue, FOCUS IMT-GT visits the province of Riau Islands in Indonesia, the state of Melaka in Malaysia, and the province of Phuket in south Thailand.