A Sex Scandal, Millennial Spending Habits, and Seeing Bali on the Lamb: The VICE Morning Bulletin

Why Indonesia's Police Need Better Access to Mental Health Facilities
The country's police force is reeling from the tragic murder-suicide of three officers stationed at an oil drilling plant in Central Java. The deaths, the latest in a series of suicides and murders by police, show just how difficult it is to be a cop in Indonesia. "They have problems too just like us," said psychologist Lidya Heryanto. She, and many others, are now calling for better psychological services for officers to head off any future violence.—VICE

Jokowi's Popularity Takes a Hit on Economic Concerns
President Joko Widodo was voted into office as the president of the common man. A popular campaign poster at the time even bragged about how cheap his clothes were. But now voters are losing faith in his ability to fix the economy. They say he hasn't done a good job boosting jobs, lowering poverty rates, and making basic necessities cheaper, according to a recent poll that found that 29.5 percent disapproved with the president's performance. —Kompas

Prominent Catholic Bishop Resigns Amid Mistress, Embezzlement Scandal
Pope Francis formally accepted the resignation of Flores Bishop Hubertus Leteng after allegations broke that he had allegedly skimmed as much as $124,000 USD from the church's coffers. Oh, and he reportedly had a mistress as well. The bishop's conduct has already caused the resignation of 69 priests—which prompted the official investigation. Hubertus continues to deny the allegations.—AFP

Australian Man Escapes Bali Police Only To Be Arrested 10 Hours Later at Canggu Hotel
Australian Joshua James Baker wasn't willing to let anything get in the way of his Bali vacation—even the police. Baker was detained by the police after he reportedly tried to smuggle in 28 grams of weed and about three-dozen benzos through airport customs. But he then escaped, only to be found at a hotel in Bali's hip Canggu neighborhood.—Jakarta Post

Duterte Has a New Friend in Russia
The Philippines President just received 5,000 new Kalashnikov assault rifles to use in his war on ISIS after the United States, typically the Philippines' top arms supplier, held off over concerns about Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war. —VICE

British Recruiter for ISIS Reportedly Killed in Syria
Sally-Anne Jones, the 48-year-old believed to have recruited young women from western countries to the Islamist group in Syria, has been reported dead a result of a US drone attack. Anonymous US officials were said to be "confident" the London-born member of ISIS was killed back in June.—BBC News

Death Toll Steadily Rising in California
Officials said 23 people have been killed and 285 are still missing as fires continue to rage across several counties in northern California. More than 8,000 firefighters are trying to tackle the flames, with roughly 1,000 fire departments engaged in the effort.—ABC News

Kenyan Opposition Protests Election Legislation
Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga clashed with police Wednesday after parliament passed legislation that appeared to allow President Uhuru Kenyatta to remain in power. Odinga pulled out of Kenya's presidential election rerun in the belief it would be corrupted. The new law guarantees victory to the remaining candidate.—Al Jazeera

We Know Why Millennials Aren't Obsessed With Spending Money
A bunch of bankers and financial consultants are confused about why Indonesia's middle class isn't spending as much as they hoped. Wages are up, the economy is good, so what's going on? Where's the money? Oh, they said, it's millennials fault. Millennials just don't want to spend. Well, you're half right. Here's why.—VICE

'Despacito' Gets Four Billion YouTube Views
The video for the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee track has become the first ever to reach the landmark number on the website. "Thank you for supporting family. Thanks Puerto Rico," said Fonsi on Twitter.—Billboard

SXSW Shares 2018 Program
The music festival in Texas, Austin has shared a list of more than 200 artists lined up to perform at the next week-long event in March. Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and director Darren Aronofsky are among the keynote speakers.—Pitchfork

Beyoncé Shares New 'Freedom' Visuals
The singer released the special video in recognition of International Day of the Girl. It features girls around the world singing with the Lemonade track and a series of grim statistics, including the fact 130 million girls do not get the chance to go to school.—Noisey

Gucci Will No Longer Make or Sell Fur
President and CEO Marco Bizzarri shared the fashion label's new, fur-free policy at the London College of Fashion. Bizzarri said Gucci wanted "to create the necessary conditions for a progressive approach to sustainability."—i-D