Billiard center employees protest

Billiard center employees protest

BOGOR: About 100 billiard center employees staged a rally to
protest Bogor mayor Iswara Natanegara's decision to ban
operations during Ramadhan.

"We need money in the fasting month and also to celebrate Idul
Fitri ... Billiards is not entertainment, but sports," one of
them said.

Bogor administration economics and development head Idih O.
Wiharja, said the mayor could not meet the demand because the
decision to temporarily close all entertainment centers was based
on a meeting involving local leaders, including the police and
the municipal council.

The protesters, unsatisfied with the answer, braved the rain
and continued the rally at the town council about 500 meters from
the town hall.

Councillor Eman Sulaeman said that if billiards was
categorized as entertainment, and not a sport, then it should be
closed during Ramadhan.--JP