Penang barber a cut above the rest


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Clean-cut: Singgara Vello (right) guiding his students J. Prabba (centre), 21, and N. Travinraj, 20, at his barbershop in Lebuh Ah Quee in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/ The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Fancy a RM3 haircut? Just head over to S. Singgara Vello’s barbershop at Lebuh Ah Quee here, where apprentices are honing their craft.

For over 15 years, the barber has been mentoring school dropouts and the less academically inclined, offering them free training on a range of skills from basic haircuts to the art of shaving and hair dyeing.

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