Lavish $9m wedding in Indonesia draws controversy amid Covid-19 curbs, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A lavish wedding of one of Indonesia’s biggest YouTube stars, Atta Halilintar, costing 100 billion rupiah (S$9.2 million), has courted controversy, with questions raised on why President Joko Widodo attended the event amid the Covid-19 pandemic that has curbed many public functions. The nationally televised wedding party was also attended by Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and a slew of House of Representatives members. Mr Widodo sat with six other distinguished guests, including his wife, Iriana, while the newlyweds sat beside them. Mr Prabowo sat at the other end of the table. Atta, who…