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Kota Bharu council fines non-Muslim salon

owner for cutting man’s hair
The woman paid the RM100 fine after admitting she was wrong for allowing her female worker
cut a Muslim man’s hair, says Chinese Federation chief.

FMT Reporters - 16 Jul 2023, 4:43pm

The salon was fined by the Kota Bharu Municipal Council enforcement officers for going against its by-laws that
ban non-Muslim female hairdressers offering haircuts to any male Muslim. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: The Kota Bharu Municipal Council (MPKB) has fined a hair
salon owner RM100 for allowing her female worker to cut the hair of a
Muslim male customer.

The incident occurred at the female owner’s premises located in the town
last week.

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Kelantan Federation of Chinese Associations president Oie Poh Choon said

the salon owner paid her fine to the council four days ago.

“I accompanied the woman to MPKB’s office to settle her fine and she
admitted committing the offence.

“She acknowledged her mistake and claimed she had forgotten the by-
laws,” he said.

Oie was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying that the woman was found
to have breached the council’s by-laws which dictate that non-Muslim
female hairdressers are not allowed to offer haircut services to Muslims of
the opposite sex.

He said he hoped that MPKB would brief salon owners on its existing rules as
many seemed to have forgotten them.

“Before we go any further, it’s important to note that this is not a new
regulation. To be safe, we just have to follow the rules to avoid unwanted
consequences,” he said.

It is learnt that the female worker of the salon had cut the hair of the male
customer who went there with his family members last week. The salon was
issued a compound notice by MPKB’s enforcement officers.

This incident comes a month after a non-Muslim boutique owner was fined
for breaching the council’s by-laws on “indecent clothing” for wearing
shorts at her shop.

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