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 […]

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 […]