Probe into tourist’s alleged RM120 haircut

KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign tourist’s allegation that he was charged RM120 for a haircut at a barber around Bukit Bintang here is being investigated, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.

If the allegation is true, stern action will be taken against the barber as the matter violated the Price Control and Anti-profiteering Act 2011, he added.

“We are continuously advising that all traders abide by this and ensure that services provided to Malaysians or foreigners must be reasonable.

“Do not overcharge or take the opportunity to make excessive profits,” he told reporters here yesterday.

The incident went viral after a couple from England uploaded a two-minute, fifteen-second video on TikTok showing them engaged in a dispute with a foreign barber after being charged RM120 for a haircut.

Salahuddin said the government will continue the study on providing incentives to traders after Aidilfitri, despite Mydin hypermarket managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin reprimanding Menu Rahmah initiative traders for their mentality of asking the government for subsidies.

“Let us conduct the study first. We need accurate data and facts before making any suggestions to the government,” he added.

Earlier, Salahuddin handed over 50 Bakul Rahmah food kits donated by Grab Malaysia to ehailing drivers and food delivery riders. — Bernama