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‘Better to have no rice than to be outclassed’: Why a customised minivan is a coveted ride in Indonesia’s Manado

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There are close to 1,900 public minivans operating in Manado of which drivers estimate that between 50 to 70 per cent are customised. Most adorn their vehicles with flashing LED lights to light up their cabins and undercarriages with every possible colour of the rainbow. Others have custom paint jobs airbrushed on top of the minivan's standard sky blue exterior. Then there are those who take things further by installing sunroofs and Lamborghini-inspired scissor doors. Almost all have audio systems powerful enough to be heard from hundreds of metres away.

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‘Better to have no rice than to be outclassed’: Why a customised minivan is a coveted ride in Indonesia’s Manado

MANADO, Indonesia: As soon as the sun dips below the horizon, the streets of Manado City, Indonesia come alive with flashes of colourful LED lights and the ear-splitting beat of electronic dance music. The source of these exuberance and excitement – some say commotion – may come as a surprise to outsid

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore on Thursday, August 10, 2023.
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