Papuans Deny Being Held Hostage, Hundreds Walk Out of Anies' Speech, and a 'Beggar Free' City: The VICE Evening Bulletin

Hundreds of Canisius College Almuni Walk Out of Anies Baswedan’s Speech
Hundreds of Canisius College alumni walked out of Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s welcoming speech during their awarding night event on Saturday. The walkout started when pianist Ananda Sukarlan stood up from his seat and headed for exit. The alumni returned half an hour after Anies’ speech was over. Sukarlan said that it had nothing to do with Anies personally. He said it was a protest to the committee for inviting someone whose “integrity values are different from what we were taught.” —Tirto.id

Banti Village Resident Denies Being Held Hostage with 1,300 Others
Jonatan Kibak—a resident of Banti village—confirms that his fellow villagers, and the residents of Kimbely Village, were not taken hostage by an armed group, contrary to a claim by police last week. Jonatan said that both Papuans and non-Papuans are all safe, and no one is experiencing violence. —Tabloid Jubi

Crowdfunding Launched For Bandung Mayor's Bid for West Java Governor
Together with the Relawan Jawa Barat Juara group, supporters of Ridwan Kamil have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help the incumbent Bandung mayor's bid for governor of West Java in 2018. Individual contributions can start at Rp 10,000 ($0.74 USD) to a maximum of Rp 75 million ($5,532 USD), while the maximum for corporate contributions is set at Rp 750 million ($55,322 USD). Relawan Jawa Barat Juara coordinator Moch. Hanief said that no cash will be accepted "to ensure that all contributions are recorded clearly and transparently." —The Jakarta Post Racer Takes Revenge with A Sandbag
A video of a racer who hit his competitor with a sandbag went viral over the weekend. The incident took place at the East Java Series V Championship Road Race in Bondowoso last Sunday. The video shows M. Hasan, who fell off his bike after his competitor Dimas gave him a hard check. Hasan then got his revenge when he threw a sandbag in Dimas' direction. Both racers were immediately disqualified from the championship. —Coconuts

Earthquakes Hit Iran and Iraq, Killing At Least 210
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit near the Iran-Iraq border on Sunday, killing at least 210 people and injuring more than 1,700. In Iran, the province of Kermanshah took the hardest hit, with more than 143 victims in Sarpol-e Zahab county. The main hospital in the county was severely damaged, and is unable to treat victims who were taken there. On the Iraqi side, the town of Darbandikhan has the most damage. More than 30 people are injured and the main hospital there has no power, and victims had to be taken to the city of Sulaimaniyah, which is 75 kilometers away. —Reuters

Ronghiya Refugee Children Prone to Exploitation in Camps
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has found that exploitation and trafficking of Ronghiya children are rampant in refugee camps in Bangladesh. The boys are seen working outside of the camps in farms, construction sites, and fishing boats, while the girls typically work as maids. They are paid close to nothing, if at all. Ronghiya girls as young as 11 are also getting married as their parents hope that the union will give them protection. —Reuters Trump and Duterte Enjoy Each Other's Company in Manila
US President Donald Trump said he had a "great relationship" with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during their meeting. The two leaders had several encounters between Sunday night and Monday morning, and one thing they didn't talk about was, you guessed it, human rights. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up in Manila on Monday to protest against Trump and Duterte, but they were met by riot police and water cannon. —The Straits Times

India City Plan to be 'Beggar-Free' and Ivanka Trump Might be the Reason Why
Officials in Hyderabad is planning to give out 500 rupees ($7.64 USD) to each citizen who reports a beggar in an initiative to get all of the city's beggars off the streets by December 15. The beggars who have been rounded up by police are being sent to a rehabilitation center near the city's central prison. The police has also issued a two-month ban on begging. Critics say this is related to Ivanka Trump's visit scheduled on 28-29 November, but officials are denying this. A similar thing happened when beggars seemed to disappear when former US President Bill Clinton visited the city in March 2000. —BBC

On the Streets With Some Real Gentlemen
We spent a whole day with well-dressed men riding classic motorbikes around Jakarta who gathered to raise $13,500 USD for prostate cancer and other men's health issues. —VICE

Shut Up, Taylor Swift Wasn't Lip-Syncing on 'SNL'

Taylor Swift really sang two songs from her new album Reputation. But we're still not calling it a good performance. —Noisey