UTSUNOMIYA (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) A 108-year-old woman from eastern Japan was officially recognised on Wednesday (March 5) by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest female barber, Kyodo News Agency reported.
PETALING JAYA: Next time your barber decides to hold your neck to give it a sudden twist, it’s best to decline it.
BEIJING: A security guard in China has become a lawyer after 10 years auditing law courses at the prestigious Peking University.
GEORGE TOWN: A traditional haircut at the local Indian barber costs RM10 to RM15, but some customers are willing to pay up to RM100 for a premium job.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (March 9, 2025)
PETALING JAYA: The Human Resources Ministry outlines the requirements for hiring foreign workers for barber, goldsmith, and textile shops.
IPOH: A fourth-generation traditional Indian barber is now helming a business that is said to be over a century old.
PETALING JAYA: Discussions to consider lifting the freeze on foreign worker recruitment for barber, goldsmith and textile shops have been conducted, says the Human Resources Minister.
PETALING JAYA: Three subsectors that have been appealing for the freeze on foreign worker recruitment to be lifted have instead been hit with worse news.
The HAIRitage barbershop is part of the Confess Project of America barber coalition, which trains and helps Black haircare and other workers to help be mental health advocates.
They demonstrate how tolerance and teamwork are key to co-working spaces.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: One of the founders of Barberku, a barbershop managed by four local youth, Abdul Mateen Zainalabidin said business is good but could be better.
An anti-triad police officer will face disciplinary action after leaving behind a bag containing his pistol, two magazines, a retractable baton and a pair of handcuffs in a barber shop in northern Hong Kong, according to a force insider.
BARBERS are having their hands full attending to customers at their packed shops ever since hair salons and barber shops are allowed to operate since Friday.
PARIS (Reuters) - People eager to get a haircut stood in line outside barber shops and department stores selling gifts and Christmas decorations were busy on Saturday as France partially reopened following a month-long lockdown.
Zamri Saidon, 53, is well- known in Kampung Gajah and Kampung Kuala Kinta, Pasir Salak in Perak, as a generous barber.
BARBER shops and hair salons must ensure that all touch points are wiped clean according to the standard operating procedures (SOP) to lessen the risk of Covid-19 transmission, says Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud.
BARBERS have begun disinfecting their shops the moment Malaysia shifts from the conditional movement control order (MCO) to the recovery MCO with more relaxed conditions.
KUALA LUMPUR: Barbers and goldsmiths in the country are among the sectors still experiencing a shortage of workers, said Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan.
GEORGE TOWN: Barber shops and hair salons in Penang will remain closed during the movement control order (MCO) period even though the Federal Government has given the nod for them to operate.