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Indonesia's Silvermen Beg To Make Ends Meet

Street performers Keris Munandar (L), his brother Ari Munandar (C), and their neighbour Riyan Ahmad Fazriyansah (R), count their tips on the way home (Credit: AFP)

On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.

It is an arresting act that comes with health risks, one some young Indonesians feel is necessary to make ends meet as the cost of living worsens and jobs dwindle after the Covid pandemic.

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