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Yogyakarta event seeks to revive traditional theater performances

The 2017 National Theater Week is set to be held on Aug. 10-15 at the Societed Komplek Taman Budaya Building in Yogyakarta.

Organized by the Education and Culture Ministry and Yogyakarta Education Agency Office (Dispendik), the event aims to revive theater performances in Indonesia.

“Traditional theater has become stagnant over the past decades. Modern theater has also been underdeveloped,” the ministry’s art director of Cultural Directorate General, Ristu Gunawan, told tempo.co.

 

WhatsApp registration system now available in 26 immigration offices

 

Those seeking to get or renew their passport at the Class I Bogor Immigration Office can now reserve queue number via messaging application WhatsApp.

Antara news agency reported that the immigration office has officially launched the new registration management system on Monday, allowing applicants to get queue numbers without having to come to the office.

To reserve a queue number, an applicant needs to send a WhatsApp message to Bogor Immigration Office’s cellular number 081-1110-0333 using the format: #Name#date of birth(date-month-year)#date of visit( date-month-year); for example: #BUDI#25011987#14072017. They will get a reply message containing booking number as well as time and date to come to the office.  

 

Five signs of tongue cancer to watch out for

 

Tongue cancer can be tricky to detect, because it shows similar symptoms to common mouth ailments.

The malady, which is a type of mouth cancer, usually started from early form squamous cells, which are flat, scale-like cells that cover the surface of the mouth, lips and tongue.

When it spreads, tongue cancer affects the system that controls the flow of lymph in the body, called the lymphatic system. It can also spread to other body parts near the mouth, to the neck and lungs.

The ailment can be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle, excessive consumption of alcoholic beverage, smoking and/or the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Here are some of the warning signs of tongue cancer to watch out for as compiled by tempo.co:

Unceasing sore throat

Promptly go to the doctor if you experience soreness in your throat that has not subsided after two weeks.

 

How BEKRAF and Art Jakarta 2017 supported emerging Indonesian artists

 

Art Jakarta 2017, Indonesia’s first boutique art fair celebrated its ninth edition this year, presenting 53 exhibitors from around the world at the Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place, on the 27-30 July. Showcasing more than 2,000 artworks to local and international audiences, one of the highlights was a new collaborative program with the Indonesia Creative Economy Agency (BEKRAF) inviting young artists to participate in the special section, BEKRAF INDONESIAN EMERGING ARTISTS at Art Jakarta 2017.

Themed #UNITYINDIVERSITY and open to men and women aged 33 years and below, presenting 2D works and 3D works, 45 entries were selected from the country’s major creative centers of Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Bali, along with cities throughout Java, and locations as far east as Kupang and Papua.

“Within a one month period the Open Call process received an enormous response from a total of 473 artists,” said Art Jakarta creative director Rifky Effendi, who, along with Asmudjo J Irianto and Deddy Koswara, comprised the selection committee. “Mostly young artists do not have access to the public, however, this special exhibition is both an important and excellent opportunity to be seen by the art public, galleries, dealers and collectors,” Effendi said. “We were surprised by the quality of the applicants’ work, revealing a lot of potential outside of the mainstream places.”