A Monas Christmas, Barbie In Batik, and 'Ethical' Meat Eating: The VICE Evening Bulletin

'Pengabdi Setan' Reboot Breaks Records in Malaysia
Joko Anwar's reboot of the 1980 classic Pengabdi Setan has just become the most-watched film of all time in Malaysia. Since it premiered in theaters in Malaysia on 22 Nov., it has grossed around Rp 16 billion so far ($112,000 USD). —CNN Indonesia

Indonesian Students Arrested In Egypt, Reasons Unknown
One Indonesian student is still detained, while two others were deported for "national security" reasons. Two more were detained and then released by Egyptian officials. Helmy Fauzi, the Indonesian ambassador in Cairo, said in a press conference that the embassy is still trying to free Muhammad Fitrah Nur Akbar, but he did not mention why any of them were arrested in the first place. —BBC Indonesia

Barbie Is Getting Batik Outfits
Mattel Indonesia is planning to launch limited edition Barbie dolls dressed in elaborate Batik outfits next year. Director Roy Tandean said that the dolls will be sold in Indonesia and overseas. —Kontan

Christmas Celebrations In the Works for Monsa
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that the city will hold a Christmas celebration on the grounds of the National Monument (Monas) in what many see as an attempt to squash complaints that he's too cozy with hardline Islamist groups. Last weekend, hardliners held a rally marking the anniversary of the protests that ousted the capital's former Christian governor on blasphemy charges at Monas—a site that was formerly off-limits to all religious services. Suara Pembaruan

South Korea, US Begin War Games as North Korea Tensions Rise
Thousands of South Korean and US military personnel will hold another simulated battle off the coast of the Korean peninsula this week that North Korean despot Kim Jong Un warned will bring the region to the "brink of war." The US and South Korea routinely stage war games in the region in preparation of a real war. —NPR

Pope Francis Defends What He Didn't Say During Myanmar Visit
Rohingya. It was the one word everyone was waiting for Pope Francis to say during his visit to a Southeast Asian nation in the middle of a genocidal campaign to wipe out an entire race of people. But the Pope never publicly addressed the Rohingya crisis directly, saying that a public denunciation would've shut the door to further dialogue. —LA Times

Chinese Spending Spree Drives Development of Seaside Casino Town
The once-sleepy seaside town of Sihanoukville is awash in cash as Chinese property developers break ground on new condominium complexes to support a rising online gambling industry. There are currently 16 casinos in Sihanoukville and eight more are scheduled to open in 2018, making the resort town a new hub for the regional gaming industry. —Nikkei Asian Review

Indonesian Maid Arrested on Child Porn Charges in Hong Kong
The domestic worker reportedly live-streamed a video of three young children she was tasked to care for as they took a shower. The woman was arrested, but one expert told the South China Morning Post that she might not have known she was breaking the law. —Channel News Asia

The Anti-Childbirth Advocates Who Say We're All Better Off Dead
Antinatalism is the belief that the world would be better off if everyone stopped having babies. How popular can a philosophy that calls for the extinction of the human race actually be? You'd be surprised. —VICE

Fashion Creates More Greenhouse Pollution Than the Airline Industry
Is fast fashion destroying the Earth? Probably. A new report by the MacArthur’s foundation found that the fashion industry produced more greenhouse gasses than the shipping and air travel industries combined. And that's not even addressing the amount of plastic it puts in our oceans. —VICE

The Undeniable Power of Dato Seri Vida, Malaysia's Most Eligible Bachelorette
Bathtubs full of cash. Pink everything. Songs about how she's the queen. Love her or hate her, Dato Seri Vida's rise says a lot about modern Malaysia. We take a long look at what it all actually means. —VICE

Meet the 'Ethical Carnivore' Who Spent a Year Only Eating Animals That She Killed Herself
Louise Gray is in the middle of an experiment to determine whether it's ever ethical to eat meat—by killing all her meals herself. We sat down with the "ethical carnivore" to figure out what she's learned. —VICE