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KOMPAS.com – The news about the identity of the author of the parody of the song Indonesia Raya, who is suspected of being an Indonesian citizen, is the most popular news of the Global channel.
Also, welcoming the New Year, which countries will celebrate the New Year first and most recent also get a lot of attention from readers.
Here we summarize the most popular international news from the Thursday edition of the Global Kompas.com channel (12/31/2020) to Friday (01/01/2021).
1. Indonesian Parody Raya Song Parody Not Malay, allegedly citizen
The main suspect who edited the song Indonesia Raya was apparently not a Malaysian. It is suspected that the Indonesian people performed this parody of the national anthem.
According to the Chairman of the Malaysian State Police, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, on Thursday (12/31/2020). The viral parody video of the song Indonesia Raya doesn’t just change the overall lyrics with suggestive phrases. The aggressor also replaced the national emblem of the Garuda bird with a rooster with the symbol of Pancasila, with the background of the Red and White flag.
The Malaysian government Bernama, the suspicion was obtained after questioning an Indonesian worker in his 40s in Sabah, who is also a suspect in the case.
“The suspect was arrested in Sabah on Monday (12/28/2020) and the PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) found new leads in this case,” said Abdul Hamid.
PDRM is said to find it difficult to obtain further instructions that the author is from a foreign country (Indonesia). More interrogations are still underway to gain recognition of who made the video.
Also read: Indonesian parody Raya Song is not Malay, allegedly citizen
2. Goodbye 2020! Which countries celebrate the new year first and who is last?
The New Year 2021 arrives at different times around the world. Unlike in previous years, New Years celebrations are likely to be muted this year.
Below are the details on who celebrates the first and last New Years.
The peaceful island of Tonga celebrates its New Year for the first time, and it is celebrated at 10 am GMT (17:00 WIB) on December 31, making the small island nation the first to start the new year.
While the last place for New Years celebrations is Baker Island and Howland Island will see the New Years at 12 noon GMT (07:00 WIB) on January 1st. But because the territory is uninhabited, we tend to forget it.
Also read: Goodbye 2020! Which countries celebrate the new year first and who is last?
3. Ancient Hindu temples shattered and burned, becoming targets of fury of crowds in Pakistan
An ancient Hindu temple in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan has been mercilessly burned down. Thousands of people also tried to tear down the building.
A mob led by local residents reportedly broke into a Hindu temple in Teri village in Karak district and damaged a brick wall and set it on fire on Wednesday (12/30/2020).
At the time, not a single person was in the building, The Guardian reported on Wednesday (12/30/2020). Footage from the scene showed crowds chanting slogans and cheers welcoming the destruction.
This ancient Hindu temple in the village of Teri was first established in 1919 before the separation of India and Pakistan.
Anger has started to rise in recent days, following the small construction next to the shrine, which locals believe is an illegal expansion of the temple.
Read also: Ancient Hindu temples were destroyed and burned, becoming the target of fury of the majority of the masses in Pakistan
4. Powerful woman: Nakano Takeko, a tough samurai woman beheaded by her own brother
A 21-year-old samurai named Nakano Takeko died after an epic battle with a large-bladed polearm against enemy forces.
Nakano Takeko was born in Edo (now Tokyo) in April 1847. She was the eldest daughter of Nakano Heinai, an Aizu official.
Nakano was born into a Samurai family that possessed great military skills. They showed loyalty to the ruling Tokugawa shogunate.
Nakano, who did not want to remain silent and wanted to join the samurai fight, eventually formed an unofficial unit of 20 women, named Joshitai.
Nakano, who was an expert in fighting, was fearless on the battlefield. He was able to kill 172 Empire soldiers, Samurai Land reported.
In the middle of his battle with 5 Imperial soldiers, Nakano was shot in the chest. In his dying state, his last request was for his brother to cut off his head.
Also read: Powerful women: Nakano Takeko, a tough samurai woman beheaded by her own brother
