The VICE Morning Bulletin

Jakarta Police Raid Another 'Gay Spa' as LGBTQ Crackdown Continues
Police in Central Jakarta raided another "gay spa" over the weekend, briefly detaining more than 50 men and charging several others with violating the country's vague anti-pornography laws. We wrote about this law in the past, explaining how it is being used today as a tool in an ongoing battle by authorities to conduct sweeps of hotels, nightclubs, and saunas. The sweeps, and the law itself, have come under repeated fire from rights groups who see the raids as a clear sign of discrimination against a vulnerable group. "If they raided (this club) because they are gay, it is abusive, it is abuse of power," said Andreas Harsono, an Indonesia researcher at Human Rights Watch. —The Guardian

Indonesian Scientist in the Netherlands Caught Faking Impressive Achievements
Dwi Hartanto claimed to be an accomplished aerospace engineer who had ongoing projects with the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. But none of this was true. His series of lies, dating back from 2015, even earned him an award from the Indonesian Embassy in Den Haag, which has since been revoked as his real story unfolded. Indonesian alumni of Delft University of Technology secretly investigated Hartanto, with the help of the Indonesian Student Association in Delft and International Association of Indonesian Scientists. Hartanto has admitted to his lies in a five-page official apology letter. —Kumparan/ Kompas

Approx. 4.5 Million Students Expected to Join Anti-Radicalism Protest This Month
A major anti-radicalism action is being organized to take place on 28 October at universities in every province in Indonesia. Zainal Abidin, the head organizer and a rector at the State Islamic Institute (IAIN), in Central Sulawesi, said that the action will be centered around a grand lecture rejecting radicalism. —Coconuts

President Jokowi Said Women Are 'Key to Peace'
During his visit to Sumenep regency in East Java to celebrate the International Day of Peace, President Joko Widodo showed his support for gender equality and the important role for women in bringing world peace. He made the remarks on Sunday, when he visited a festival held by an Islamic boarding school. —Tempo

Thunderstorm Asthma Outbreak Expected to Hit Australia
On Sunday, locals in the state of Victoria were warned of a thunderstorm asthma outbreak. Epidemic thunderstorm asthma is believed to be caused by high grass pollen levels and a certain type of thunderstorm, causing an outbreak of people with asthma symptoms for a short period of time. Authorities has set health risk to "moderate" in the first warning since an alert system was introduced after last year's event. When this happened in Melbourne last November, it killed nine and sent over 8,000 people to hospital for treatment. —BBC/ The Guardian

Trump Administration Set a New, Illegal Rule on Birth Control
Over the weekend, the Trump administration posted a rule where all employers could stop covering birth control for their employees if they have religious or moral objections. The rule also allows anyone to not participate in an employer's plan that covers birth control. This is said to be a move to protect religious freedom, but legal experts and women's health groups have argued that the rule is vague, discriminatory, and illegal. —Tonic

US, Turkey Suspend Visa Services For Security Reasons
The US mission in Turkey, then followed by the Turkish mission in Washington D.C., have suspended visa services after a US consulate employee was arrested in Istanbul on charges of links to a cleric blamed for last year's coup. The US mission in Ankara said in a statement, "In order to minimize the number of visitors to our embassy and consulates while this assessment proceeds, effective immediately we have suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic facilities in Turkey." The Turkish mission responded with releasing the same exact statement, only switching the country names. This is the latest sign of the straining diplomatic relation between the NATO allies. —Reuters

Racist Canadian Video Game Is Canceled
The racist video game is called Dirty Chinese Restaurant, where players could choose to either make a Chinese restaurant a "prestigious Oriental establishment" or a "real filthy dive." In a Facebook statement released Thursday, developer Big-O-Tree games said it has "decided it was not in anyone's best interest" to release the game, and apologized to the Chinese community. —Motherboard The Weeknd Is Getting His Own Marvel Comic Book
The Weeknd has announced his partnership with Marvel to release a comic book "Starboy" starring himself. The comic is set to release next year. —Noisey Rapper Nelly Arrested on Suspicion of Rape
Nelly was arrested in Auburn, Washington, after a woman accused him of rape. The arrest took place a night after his concert at the White River Amphiteater. —Noisey Woman Built an App to Save Lives After Family Died of AIDS
Ruth Nabembezi is a 22-year-old Ugandan who created Ask Without Shame, an app for people to get the sexual health information they need. Nabembezi's parents died of AIDS when she was a toddler, and her older sister followed when she was a teenager. —Broadly