Camel Urine, One Expensive Motorbike Ride, and Mahathir's Return: The VICE Evening Bulletin

Indonesian Ulama Encourages Muslims to Drink… Camel Piss
One of the things on Bachtiar Nasir's agenda in his recent trip to Saudi Arabia was to drink camel urine. A video of the Indonesian Islam scholar quenching his thirst in a desert went viral—in it, he claims health benefits of camel urine, such as protecting your body from cancer cells. But a Ministry of Health official has spoken up, saying that it's up to the individual to decide whether to believe such claims. —CNN Indonesia

The Animals In a Riau Zoo Aren't Doing So Great Right Now
The deer and horses are so underweight that visitors can see their ribs. The bears have cataracts. The zoo's owner told reporters that all was fine, but experts warn that we may have another nightmare zoo on our hands. —BBC Indonesia

The Most Expensive Motorbike Taxi Ride in Indonesia
You thought your commute sucked? At least you're not in Pinogu, a subdistrict of Gorontalo province in Sulawesi. The village is so remote that you either need to walk through a forest for eight hours (!) or hire an ojek at the cost of Rp 800,000 ($56 USD). That's how much it costs to fly from Jakarta to Gorontalo! —Liputan6

Indonesia Prepares for Its Vape Juice Tax
In five to six months, Indonesia will implement a 57 percent tax on all vape juice and e-cigarettes imported or produced in the country. This tax will only affect products that contain tobacco. —Kontan

Singaporean Man Arrested for Trafficking Some New Kind of Drug
Police in Singapore arrested a 63-year-old man for possession of what they are calling a "new psychoactive substance" or NPS. Narcotics officers told the press they found tobacco soaked in some kind of NPS in the man's hotel room. It's basically a synthetic drug soaked into tobacco an it's highly illegal in Singapore. —The Straits Times

Former Malaysian Prime Minister to Lead Opposition Bid For Election
The longest-serving Malaysian prime minister, once authoritarian ruler Mahathir Mohamad, has once again been chosen by Malaysian opposition alliance as its prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming general election. If the 92-year-old wins, he would serve as prime minister until his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison in June. Anwar is currently serving a sentence after being convicted for sodomy. —Channel NewsAsia

Japan Firm Finds That Ninjas Make the Best Security Guards
Since SCC Co, a security firm in Koka, started dressing its guards in ninja attire, their business have gone up. The company's ninja squad is getting jobs left and right, and it's hoping to land a contract with the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. SCC co is also a part of a growing ninja tourism in Koka. —Japan Times

Ronghiya Militant Group Claim Responsibility For Maungdaw Attack
In a statement released on Twitter, Atta Ullah, leader of the Arakan Ronghiya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed that they carried out the attack in Maungdaw, a city in Rakhine State, last Friday. Ullah said the attack is a response to effort of the Myanmar government to drive Ronghiya population out of the region. Ullah also accused the government of continuing to kill innocent civilians, rape women, and starving Ronghiya population to death. —The New York Times

What's It Like to Spend a Fortune on Video Games?
We talked to video game enthusiasts to find out why they will happily spend as much as $35,000 USD on their in-game characters. —VICE

'Raw Water' Is an Expensive Trend You Should Only Try if You Like Diarrhea

Some wealthy people in California are spending big bucks on "raw water" aka water that hasn't been filtered, treated, or sterilized in any way. We wish them nothing but good luck. —VICE

How to Quit Everything in 2018
The answer lies in "Party In The U.S.A" by Miley Cyrus. —VICE

Radiohead Appear to Be Suing Lana Del Rey for Copyright Infringement

The band wants credit for Del Rey's "Get Free." —Noisey