Hairstylist twins pursuit of success
BY NUR QURRATU AIN YUSUP KUCHING: Utilising the skills they possess, hairstylist duo, Al Nezirul Aljapri and Al Nezuri Aljapri embarked on a journey to pursue their dreams of opening their barbershop. Today, the twins – founders and resident stylists of Al Barbershop – operate a thriving business. Al Barber Shop owners Nezirul and Nezuri […]
90 minutes restriction
KUCHING: The one-hour time restriction for sessions at beauty salons has been extended to one-and-a-half hours. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this in response to a reporter who pointed out that some people had complained that the one-hour limit at beauty salons was insufficient. Earlier, numerous operators and quarters had also […]
A haircut, at last!
Barbershops, hair saloons to open Tuesday KUCHING: Barbershops and hair saloons are finally allowed to resume operation effective next Tuesday (June 9). However, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas stressed that the operation shall focus strictly on hair-cutting activities only. “No facial and other services are allowed,” he said during […]
Public safety takes precedence over hair cuts
KUCHING: The public breathed a sigh of relief when the federal government reversed its decision to allow barber shops and related business and optical shops to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period. Acting on that last Monday, the State Disaster Management Committee decided to enforce the ruling on barbershops and hair salons in […]
Keep barbershops, hair salons closed: Masing
KUCHING: It is not a wise move to open barber shops and hair salons for now, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing. He said this was because social distancing was impossible between barbers and their customers. The Federal government recently announced that some services including hair salons are allowed to operate during […]
‘Pointless to have nice hair, if you’re dead’
KUCHING: Even barbers and owners of hair salons don’t agree with the federal government’s move to allow their business to operate during the ongoing movement control order (MCO) period. They would very much want to reopen their businesses, but as barbershop owner 33-year-old Gary Abraham Freddy put it, now is not the time yet. “In […]
