Historic hand-wash laundries to fold


Pressing matters: Chiew carefully and delicately ironing his customer’s shirt at his shop in Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: After serving four generations of the Johor royal family in eight decades of business, one of the last hand-wash laundry shops here is thinking of throwing in the towel due to the rising rent.

Shanghai Dhoby, like the other remaining one – Shanghai Capital Dhoby – was opened in the 1930s by migrants from Shanghai.

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RM 13.90/month

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RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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