CHAIR 01
Arvind
Founder · former airline pilot
Grounded in 2020 when the airline industry shut down.
A gazette of cuts, shaves & neighbourhood news — printed in the LG5 of Arcoris

EST. 2021 · ISSUE NO. I
Mont Kiara · Kuala Lumpur
A retired Mercedes-Benz. Two chairs. Straight razors.
By appointment, LG5 Arcoris.
FRESHA — VERIFIED
from 888 reviews
THE CHAIR EARNED IT
“Was a pleasure chatting with Roohy and very professional. Pleased with the haircut as well!”
“Very good service. Did exactly as we asked and my son loves his new haircut!”
“Amazing service and friendly.”
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.
1980s
A Mercedes-Benz public bus painted Rapid KL pink, running routes around Kuala Lumpur.
1990s
Repainted yellow, ferrying schoolchildren through the early '90s before retirement.
2021
Stripped, fitted with wooden floors, warm lights, two chairs. First customer 8 May 2021.
SOURCE · FREE MALAYSIA TODAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2021
— FEATURE PHOTO · IN THE CHAIR —
THE STORY
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
the Doresamay brothers, and the hands they trust beside them.
CHAIR 01
Founder · former airline pilot
Grounded in 2020 when the airline industry shut down.
CHAIR 02
Founder · former engineer
Left engineering to run the shop with his brother.
CHAIR 03
Barber
Named repeatedly in Fresha reviews for clean cuts and good company.
CHAIR 04
Barber
The bus's fourth chair — quiet hands, precise lines.
NAMED BARBERS VERIFIED VIA FRESHA REVIEWS · FULL ROSTER CONFIRMED ON REQUEST
CHAPTER II
“The chair is yours now.”
AFTER HOURS
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.
HOURS
Daily break — 13:30 to 14:00.
AS FEATURED IN
