Hair-raising decision

Sarawak does not have to follow the federal government’s decision 100 per cent. The opening of barber shops has been the talk of the town now, which personally I think should not be allowed to open for the time being. – DATUK ABDUL KARIM RAHMAN HAMZAH, YOUTH AND SPORTS MINISTER I have been tearing my […]

Barbers should wait a little longer to resume operations

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has suggested that sectors like barber shops which are allowed to operate during the third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) should temporarily defer their plans to resume business. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry’s call for deferment also covered the Higher Education Ministry’s proposal to allow […]

Caution is key

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah feels it is risky to allow barber shops and laundry services to operate so soon during the third movement control order (MCO) phase. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister pointed out that barber shops and hair salons involved close contact and the clients would have to […]