Hairstylist moves to Johor to avoid ruling
JOHOR BARU: A brother of Kota Baru hairstylist Alice Ong Lee Ruong, who claims to have been issued summonses for cutting women’s hair, said he decided to relocate here as there is no ruling that bars him from cutting women’s hair.
“When I was working in Kota Baru, I would receive two summonses a week,” he said.
“After four years of dealing with the problem, I finally had enough,” added Andres Ong Lee Ting.
“A former colleague in Kelantan moved here and told me it was much better.
“There is no such ruling in Johor,” said the 22-year-old.
Andres added that he packed his bags, left Kelantan and found a job at a salon in Taman Desa Tebrau here in June.
His sister, who owns the Nice Hair Salon in KB Mall, is among several complainants who had voiced their unhappiness over a Kota Baru Municipal Council ruling that prohibits women from cutting the hair of men, and vice-versa.
Andres said the ruling hampered his creativity.
“It is unfair to not only hairstylists, like myself, but also to our customers,” he said here yesterday.
“I am relieved to be working in Johor Baru.
“Here, I can style and experiment with both male and female customers and improve my hairdressing skills,” Andres added.