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- BOGOR, Indonesia: At first glance, Pemuda Barbershop looks like the sort of place customers might avoid.
- The tiny establishment operates out of a weather-beaten hut on one of the busiest streets in Bogor - about 60km south of Indonesian capital Jakarta - with a warping zinc roof that looks to be on the verge of collapse.
- Customers have their hair trimmed while sitting on two decrepit barber chairs with broken backrests, dimly lit by a makeshift overhead skylight which leaks when it rains and a couple of neon lights slung from a bamboo rafter.
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- BOGOR, Indonesia: At first glance, Pemuda Barbershop looks like the sort of place customers might avoid.
- The tiny establishment operates out of a weather-beaten hut on one of the busiest streets in Bogor - about 60km south of Indonesian capital Jakarta - with a warping zinc roof that looks to be on the verge of collapse.
- Customers have their hair trimmed while sitting on two decrepit barber chairs with broken backrests, dimly lit by a makeshift overhead skylight which leaks when it rains and a couple of neon lights slung from a bamboo rafter.
Sources: CNA