Pobsi expects more interest from media

Pobsi expects more interest from media

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Billiard and Snooker Association has
complained that the local media was not disseminating enough news
about the sport.

"I feel envious at times about how the media allocates so much
space for other sports like badminton or soccer. They run the
stories broadly even with in-depth reports. Why are they not
interested in billiards?" Pobsi Chairman Putera Astaman asked
during a one-day seminar at the Senayan Trade Center here on
Monday.

The seminar, co-organized by the Jakarta Sports Journalists
Association (Siwo Jaya) and Pobsi, also included a coaching
clinic for journalists.

Putera said that Pobsi had been striving hard to improve its
negative image, as most people seem to think that pool was
associated with gambling and seedy nightclubs. --JP