Mt. Agung's Cold Lava, What Catalans Want, and More: The VICE Evening Bulletin

Bali on High Alert as Mt. Agung Continues to Erupt
Mount Agung is a ticking time bomb. Indonesian disaster officials has raised the threat level of the volcano to the highest level after the latest eruption caused airport officials to ground flights for at least 18 hours. —VICE

Beware Cold Lava in Rivers After Mt. Agung Eruption
After Mount Agung eruption last weekend, officials warn people to stay away from rivers surrounding the volcano and look out for destructive mud flows or so-called cold lava flows. The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) says that rain will worsen the mudflow. —Coconuts

Police is on the Hunt For a Black Magic Teacher
Police in Tangerang is looking for a man claiming to have supernatural powers, who told his disciples to dip their hands in acid. Magic didn't happen and his students were brought to the hospital for their injuries. —Kompas

Jusuf Kalla Asks China Not to Send More Migrant Workers
Indonesia would gladly accept Chinese investments, but not Chinese migrant workers. Vice President Jusuf Kalla met Vice Prime Minister Liu Yandong and told her just that. —Kumparan

Indonesia to Monitor Shoppers Abroad for Tax Purposes
Think twice before you shop 'til you drop abroad, because the Indonesian government has signed agreements with at least 50 countries to monitor the shopping habits of Indonesians under the Exchange of Information Portal. Recently, Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes found out about a man who bought a watch costing hundreds of millions of rupiah in the Netherlands. When he went back to Indonesia, he was ordered to pay taxes for the purchase. —Detik

Sri Lankans Arrested Trying to Migrate to Australia by Boat
Sri Lankan police said that it has arrested 22 people who were trying to migrate illegally to Australia by boat. The suspects' chance was slim to begin with—Sri Lanka and Australia work together to combat human smuggling, and not one asylum seeker from Sri Lanka has reached Australia by boat since 2013. —The Washington Post

Less Than a Quarter of Catalans Want Independence From Spain
Only 24 percent of people polled by Metroscopia want to pursue the split from Spain, and 71 percent said they're hoping politicians will come to an agreement that keeps Catalonia part of Spain. The illegal Catalan independence referendum in October saw a pro-independence majority, but that's likely because the turnout was only 43 percent. —Reuters

Bodies Found on Japan Coast, Possibly North Koreans
Remains of ten people have been found along with two boats washed ashore in Oga in Akita prefecture. The bodies were so decomposed that officials had nothing to identify them with, but officials also found North Korean tobacco, and life jackets with Korean script nearby. Dozens of North Korean fishing vessels wash ashore on Japan's coast every year, and experts say that it's because their old vessels aren't adequate for long and dangerous journeys out to the sea. —Channel NewsAsia

Bitcoin Surge Nears $10,000
It is as good a time as any to invest in Bitcoin—maybe. The cryptocurrency is now worth $9,700 or more than seven times an ounce of gold. Bitcoin started at $1,000 in the beginning of 2017, but when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced its decision to launch bitcoin futures in December, its value has been rising rapidly. —The Guardian

Turns Out You’re Not the Only One Hiding Tinder in a Folder
Who's embarrassed of online dating? Everybody who has ever tried online dating. —VICE

An Afternoon with Sama, the DJ Who Brought Techno to Palestine

Almost a decade ago Abdulhadi organized the first techno nights in the West Bank, in Ramallah. The rest is history. —Noisey

How-To: Make the World's Best Sandwich with Action Bronson

First, you need some good Italian bread, a juicy rib-eye, and some olive oil. —Munchies