{
  "id": 12348959,
  "title": "Chest a minute! Diner allegedly plucks out body hair and plants it in ‘char kway teow’ to dodge RM30 bill in Penang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chest-a-minute-diner-allegedly-plucks-out-body-hair-and-plants-it-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:30:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/06/chest-a-minute-diner-allegedly-plucks-out-body-hair-and-plants-it-in-char-kway-teow-to-dodge-rm30-bill-in-penang/237956"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A diner in Penang allegedly removed body hair from his chest and inserted it into a plate of char kway teow before claiming the meal was contaminated and refusing to pay a RM30 bill, according to Sin Chew Daily and The Star.\n\nThe incident allegedly occurred at a restaurant along Persiaran Gurney in George Town on October 4 at around 5pm, as reported by The Star. The restaurant manager, identified as Cheng, discovered the alleged ruse after reviewing CCTV footage.\n\nCheng said the man, believed to be a foreign national, and his companion initially wanted to order fried chicken but settled for char kway teow after learning the chicken was sold out. The man later complained about finding hair in the noodles, stating that if the hair had been in the dish, it should have been oily, but the hair he found was dry.\n\nThe hair strands were short and not resembling eyelashes. The couple then left while restaurant staff were still examining the food. Cheng claims the man refused to pay, asserting that the dish was contaminated. Cheng later shared the CCTV footage with other restaurant operators to warn them about the incident.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — A diner in Penang allegedly plucked hair from his own chest and planted it in a plate of cha...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Chest a minute! Diner allegedly plucks out body hair and plants it in ‘char kway teow’ to dodge RM30 bill in Penang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chest-a-minute-diner-allegedly-plucks-out-body-hair-and-plants-it-in-12351393",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:30:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}