The VICE Morning Bulletin

Bali Nonprofits Out to Rescue Dogs Left Behind Amid Mt. Agung Threats
When locals fled their villages in anticipation of Mount Agung's eruption, they were told by disaster officials their livestock and pet animals couldn't go with them. Now, nonprofits such as BAWA and BARC are going into the danger zone everyday to save as many as they can. These organizations are stepping in since relief crews are busy getting humans to—and keeping them in—evacuation shelters. Bali is home to at least 48,000 dogs, and many of them face a potential death by lava or hot ash clouds if they stick around.—VICE

Controversial Jakarta Reclamation Project Gets Green Light
Plans to build 17 new islands off the northern coast of Jakarta stalled in late 2016 amid heavy opposition. The project's opponents say that the plan will hurt the livelihoods of North Jakarta's already impoverished fishing communities and make flooding even worse. One of the biggest critics of the project was incoming governor Anies Baswedan, a man who once said ""Our stance regarding the reclamation is clear. We don't agree with the reclamation and we will surely stop it." The governor now seems to have changed his mind. The project is scheduled to restart after getting a stamp of approval from foreign experts from South Korea and the Netherlands.—Kompas/ The Jakarta Post

Financial Regulators to Investigate Mysterious Transfer of $1.4 Billion USD in Indonesian Funds
They're trying to follow the money. Indonesian tax authorities discovered that as much as $1.4 billion USD (Rp 18.9 trillion) were transferred from Standard Chartered accounts in Guernsey to accounts in Singapore before the small European island adopted more transparent reporting measures on who, exactly, owned the money in its accounts. Reporting requirements in Singapore are more lax. Now financial authorities in Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia are investigating the transfers, which were reportedly made by as many as 81 Indonesian citizens. —Bloomberg/Detik/ Tempo

KPK Calls Setya Novanto's Bluff: 'Report Us to the Police'
Lawyers representing Indonesia's "most-powerful" man Setya Novanto threatened to report the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to the police if they try to name their client a suspect again in the ongoing investigation into allegations that at least half the money earmarked for a e-KTP project vanished into the pockets of corrupt officials. The KPK's response? Bring it on. The tiff occurred shortly after the KPK said it got its hands on some new evidence allegedly implicated Setya in the graft case, courtesy the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Coconuts/ Kompas

At Least a Dozen Rohingya Drown After Boat Capsizes
Bangladeshi police said 12 people were killed after a vessel transporting Rohingya Muslims out of Myanmar overturned in the Naf river, along the border between the two countries. Ten of those discovered were children. Bangladeshi officials are now searching for others, with some sources saying up to 100 people may have been on board.—BBC News

Kim Jong Un Gives His Sister a Senior Role
Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader's 30-year-old younger sister, has been appointed to the politburo, the country's central policymaking panel. She previously served as the deputy director of political communication and "agitation" for the communist party.—CNN

Hundreds of Thousands Rally Against Independence in Catalonia
According to a police estimate, a crowd of roughly 350,000 people assembled in the Catalan capital of Barcelona Sunday to advocate for the region remaining part of Spain. The demonstration follows a referendum last weekend in which 90 percent of Catalans backed independence but only 43 percent voted, sparking a constitutional crisis.—Reuters

Five Killed in Drive-By Shooting in Pakistan
Two gunmen on a motorcycle fatally shot the driver of a van and four others in the vehicle at a market area in Quetta. Police said the attack was deliberately directed at the Hazara Shia minority known to use the vegetable market. No group has yet claimed responsibility.—Al Jazeera

Studios Frustrated by 'Blade Runner 2049' Debut
The long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic took in $31.5 million USD during its opening weekend at the North American box office. Despite claiming the No.1 spot, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures had reportedly hoped for nearer $50 million USD.—AP

Taylor Swift Announces New Live Shows
The singer will play at 99.7's Poptopia concert in San Jose and the B96 Jingle Bash show in Chicago in early December. They are the first live performances set to take place after Swift's new album Reputation drops on November 10.—Pitchfork

Rick and Morty Fans Pissed Off About Szechuan Sauce
Some of the cartoon's enthusiasts were left angry after McDonalds ran out the sauce sold as a promotional gimmick. A three-pack of the discontinued sauce, made famous by an episode of the show, sold on eBay for $848 USD.—Motherboard

Josh Homme Appears on British Kids' TV Show
Queens of the Stone Age frontman read a bedtime story about "a heroic and good dragon" on the BBC's children's network CBeebies. Homme was reading from the book Zog, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.—Noisey