Rushing to look nice and tidy before lockdown


Patiently waiting: Customers queuing for their turn to get a haircut at a barber shop in Sungai Ara, Penang. — K.T.GOH/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Fearing they may sport the Chewbacca 2.0 look again, many people are rushing to have their hair cut before the start of the full lockdown.

Making a sweep of several barber shops here, customers told The Star that they had to wait longer for a decent hair cut ahead of Tuesday’s enforcement.

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