Hair cuts first on the list for New Year

Barbershop buzz Customers waiting in line to get their grooming needs taken care of in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, after hair salons and barbershops were given the green light to reopen under strict standard operating procedure. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Barbershops and hair salons are seeing a spike in bookings after the restriction on haircuts was lifted, despite the seeming absence of Chinese New Year celebrations this year due to the movement control order.

Sales executive Lee Xiao Jin said she made an appointment with her hairstylist once she heard the news.