{
  "id": 14101848,
  "title": "Man, 90, works 9-hour days alone at Toa Payoh hawker stall months after hand injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/man-90-works-9-hour-days-alone-at-toa-payoh-hawker-stall-months-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T17:31:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/hawker-90-work-hand-injury-toa-payoh/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite suffering a hand injury from a fall, 90-year-old Lee Song Kun continues to run his Toa Payoh hawker stall for approximately nine hours each day. He inaugurated his noodle stall at Block 183 Toa Payoh Central just three months ago, aiming to maintain his activity level. Before opening his stall, Lee experienced a hand injury while falling at an MRT station, which took seven months to heal. Lee has been working as a hawker since he was 17, traditionally selling bak kut teh, prawn noodles, laksa, and mixed rice. After his wife's passing, he decided to return to the hawker trade, believing his time at home was becoming aimless without her. Initially, his daughter opposed the idea, expressing concerns about his health at an advanced age. However, she ultimately agreed to help him rent the stall, recognizing his perspective. Lee presently sells laksa and minced meat fish ball noodles, operating the stall daily from 7am to 2:30pm, and again from 5pm to 7pm. He prepares all the ingredients and cooks the dishes himself. Lee also confirmed that his hand has fully recovered.",
  "summary": "His hand injury took seven months to recover.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}