East Kalimantan governor Rudy Mas’ud has come under fire after a viral social media post allegedly showed him having breakfast with his wife at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) during a trip to Singapore for a medical check-up.
This comes as Indonesia battles its most intense wildfire season in 11 years, fuelled by El Nino-related dry weather conditions.
The photo was posted on Threads on Sunday (Oct 11) by user zumaahmd and it appeared to show a man resembling Rudy sitting across from a woman wearing a black hat.
The post garnered more than 11,000 likes as at Thursday morning and was subsequently reposted by multiple social media accounts.
In response, Ririn Sari Dewi, head of East Kalimantan’s Communications and Informatics Department, told Indonesian news outlet Detik that Rudy was scheduled for a medical check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Oct 10.
She added that the governor had obtained both written and verbal permission from Indonesia’s Minister of Home Affairs, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, for the trip.
Ririn, however, did not elaborate on the governor’s health condition, saying only that he was scheduled for a routine medical check-up.
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