ESTABLISHED 8 MAY 2021 · MONT KIARA, KUALA LUMPUR · “LOOK BETTER THAN YESTERDAY”

The Barber Bus

A gazette of cuts, shaves & neighbourhood news — printed in the LG5 of Arcoris

VOL. I
NO. V
ISSUE · 22 APR 2026
PRICE · FREE
The Barber Bus — dark hunter green Mercedes-Benz, LG5 Arcoris Mont Kiara

EST. 2021 · ISSUE NO. I

Mont Kiara · Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia's first
barbershop
on wheels.

A retired Mercedes-Benz. Two chairs. Straight razors. By appointment, LG5 Arcoris.

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PAGE IILETTERS FROM THE CHAIRREPRINTED FROM FRESHA

FRESHA — VERIFIED

4.9/ 5

from 888 reviews

THE CHAIR EARNED IT

Was a pleasure chatting with Roohy and very professional. Pleased with the haircut as well!
Haz S. · FRESHA
Very good service. Did exactly as we asked and my son loves his new haircut!
Maika L. · FRESHA
Amazing service and friendly.
Bronson S. · FRESHA

888 reviews & counting at fresha.com ↗

FOUNDED 8 MAY 2021 — KUALA LUMPUR

Once a pink Rapid KL bus. Then a yellow school bus. Now painted deep hunter green — a two-chair barbershop with wooden floors, warm lights and an old-school American theme. Two brothers inside.

An empty heritage barber chair against a brown brick wall, waiting

CHAPTER I

“Walk on board. Sit down. Exhale.”

PAGE IVFEATURE · THE VEHICLEA LIFE IN THREE COATS

Pink. Yellow. Hunter green.

  1. 1980s

    Pink Rapid KL

    A Mercedes-Benz public bus painted Rapid KL pink, running routes around Kuala Lumpur.

  2. 1990s

    Yellow School Bus

    Repainted yellow, ferrying schoolchildren through the early '90s before retirement.

  3. 2021

    Hunter Green — The Barber Bus

    Stripped, fitted with wooden floors, warm lights, two chairs. First customer 8 May 2021.

SOURCE · FREE MALAYSIA TODAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2021

A patron reclined in a vintage leather barber chair

— FEATURE PHOTO · IN THE CHAIR —

THE STORY

Two brothers.
One bus.

Arvind, a pilot, and Muhilan, an engineer, were grounded during the pandemic. Neither had ever cut hair professionally.

Mont Kiara rents were high. A shop lot was out of reach. So in 2021 they bought a retired Mercedes-Benz — a pink Rapid KL bus from the 80s that had spent the 90s shuttling schoolchildren — and turned it into a barbershop instead.

They welcomed their first customer on 8 May 2021. Ten days later the MCO shut them down. They re-opened on 22 August 2021 and have been cutting ever since.

Still parked at LG5, Arcoris Mont Kiara. Still run by the brothers.

SOURCES · FMT (2021) · VULCAN POST (2021) · BFM 89.9 · TATLER ASIA

PAGE VIISTAFF BOX · THE FOUR CHAIRSNAMED IN FRESHA REVIEWS

The chairs.

the Doresamay brothers, and the hands they trust beside them.

CHAIR 01

Arvind

Founder · former airline pilot

Grounded in 2020 when the airline industry shut down.

CHAIR 02

Muhilan

Founder · former engineer

Left engineering to run the shop with his brother.

CHAIR 03

Roohy

Barber

Named repeatedly in Fresha reviews for clean cuts and good company.

CHAIR 04

Wali

Barber

The bus's fourth chair — quiet hands, precise lines.

NAMED BARBERS VERIFIED VIA FRESHA REVIEWS · FULL ROSTER CONFIRMED ON REQUEST

Empty barbershop with leather chairs, dimly lit after hours

CHAPTER II

“The chair is yours now.”

AFTER HOURS

Barber bus cafe.

On the right night, the bus is more than a barbershop. Acoustic sets on the LG5 floor, coffee from next door, and a crowd that's half regulars, half neighbours.

Catch a session on their Instagram or watch Chekdet's acoustic set on YouTube.

ALSO AT THE BUS

live music · coffee · conversation.

Ask the chair before you leave — they’ll tell you when the next one is.

VISIT

LG5, Arcoris.

No. 10 Jalan Kiara 4
50480 Kuala Lumpur

HOURS

MonClosed
Tue — Thu11:00 — 21:00
Fri11:00 — 22:00
Sat10:00 — 22:00
Sun10:00 — 21:00

Daily break — 13:30 to 14:00.

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AS FEATURED IN

The Barber Bus seal

Two chairs.
by appointment.