ANTARA news agency’s newsroom looked empty that afternoon. A row of chairs and desks on the 20th floor of Wisma Antara in Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, was left unoccupied. There were only a few individuals there. One of them was Akmad Munir, the Editor-in-Chief. “This building has begun to be vacated,” said Munir to Tempo, Tuesday, October 11. 

According to Munir, the newsroom had been empty for a long whi