Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun on a New Mexico film set for the 19th century western “Rust”. 48-year-old director Joel Souza was also injured due to this incident.
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Photographer Spencer Tunick on 18 October took pictures of 200 people in the vicinity of the Dead Sea in Israel. This project is part of his live art installation that aims to draw the world’s attention to the environmental issues that have been eating up the lake.
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YouTube on 6 October removed R. Kelly’s channel after he was convicted of sex trafficking in September. The video-sharing company removed his two channels, RKellyTV and RKellyVevo, saying that the decision is in-line with its creator’s responsibility guideline. However, Kelly's music will still be available on YouTube Music.
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Remotivi just published research about the communities of marginal religions in Indonesia and how media influence them. According to the research, Metro TV and tvOne are both involved in religious polarisation, but in dissimilar ways.
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In Indonesia, the EoDB was one of the major factors in the creation of the controversial Omnibus Law on Job Creation
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President Joko Widodo on 24 August passed Government Regulation Number 87 of 2021 which regulates the implementation of Law Number 5 of 2017 on Advancement of Culture
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China announced on 2 September that it will ban “sissy” idols and “effeminate” men from all media. This is seen as a part of the current cultural crackdown to promote President Xi Jinping’s call for a “national rejuvenation”
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Two of the five alleged bullies, RT and EO, yesterday (7 September) stated that they are considering countersuing the victim, MS, and file a police report for defamation
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After being pressed by the Public Policy Research (IPPR), the Scottish government decided to implement the 4-day working week policy, particularly in the health care and hospitality industries
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Aliansi Rakyat Bergerak, a Yogyakarta-based political organisation, is calling all Indonesian mural artists to participate in their mural competition
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OnlyFans announced that it will ban sexually explicit starting 1 October 2021. The move is made to comply with requests from its banking and payment providers
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Esports communities in Indonesia are responding to the Executive Board of Esports Indonesia (PBESI) Regulation No.34/2021 on The Implementation of Esports in Indonesia
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The man behind the Twitter account @OmBrewoks3 was investigated by the police
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Dermatologist and YouTuber Richard Lee last Wednesday (11 August) was arrested for allegedly violating ITE Law. He was arrested at his house in Palembang
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Authorities have blacked out graffiti assumed to paint President Joko Widodo, or popularly known as Jokowi. The police are on the hunt for the artist behind the graffiti
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The Ministry of Manpower on 12 August held an online meeting as a response to a petition posted on change.org demanding the manpower minister to improve the well-being of e-commerce couriers/drivers.
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Former K-pop star Seungri on Thursday (12 August) was sentenced to three years in prison and fined Rp14 billion
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Video conferencing app Zoom finally agreed to pay $85 million (Rp1,216 billion) and improve its security. The lawsuit accused the company of sharing users’ personal data to third parties
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