Unisex saloons ban: Re-instate local council elections to prevent such abuses

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RE-ESTABLISHING local elections across all states is one way the new political forces in Malaysia can strengthen democracy overall in the country, according to a blogger.

On his blog, lawyer-cum-human-rights activist Charles Hector questioned whether the Terengganu ban on unisex hair salons can be overturned and whether a democratic state has the authority to prohibit such practices.

He claimed that while the ban requires gender segregation in hair salons, it could be implemented in other areas of Terengganu society such as prohibiting male doctors from treating female patients.

He further argued whether Terengganu’s state government or local councils are responsible for enforcing the ban.

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