{
  "id": 17732758,
  "title": "New Horse Noodles not closing after all, but only one brother staying on as hawker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/new-horse-noodles-not-closing-after-all-but-only-one-brother-staying",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T02:43:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/dining/new-horse-noodles-remain-open-one-brother-staying-6511841"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Horse Noodles, a Chinatown Complex Food Centre hawker stall, is staying open despite initial plans to close. Brothers Scott Lee, 29, and Troy Lee, 31, had previously announced their stall would close on October 25, five months after opening. Scott initially said the lifestyle wasn't what they wanted, but encouragement from customers and business partners led him to reconsider. Troy, however, is leaving the daily operations to pursue software development. Scott hired an employee to help manage the stall, which has led to modest sales increases and reduced workload for the brothers. The stall, which sells handmade Hakka yong tau foo and Malaysian-style dry noodles, remains profitable and has recouped its S$20,000 investment. Scott plans to continue working six days a week, with Fridays reserved for preparation and recipe development.",
  "summary": "Scott Lee, 29, is giving the Chinatown stall another shot, while brother Troy, 31, is leaving hawker life behind. What changed for the siblings who once said the lifestyle wasn’t what they wanted?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "New Horse Noodles by 2 hawker brothers staying open after younger brother decides to keep it going",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/new-horse-noodles-by-2-hawker-brothers-staying-open-after-younger",
        "published": "2026-11-01T11:20:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}