Announcement and status
Four foreigners faced four alleged unauthorised-self-employment counts on 26 September 2023. Two Singaporeans and one permanent resident faced three assistance counts for allegedly providing delivery-platform accounts despite knowing the foreigners lacked authorisation.
Case details and examples
The table separates MilkRun/LiveExpress work and FoodPanda or Deliveroo account-lending arrangements involving friends, brothers and former colleagues. These are allegations at this date; a later October release reports five convictions while two proceedings remained open.
Official advisory and follow-up
MOM worked with platforms on account controls and educational messages. The release lists up to S$20,000 or two years or both for unauthorised foreign self-employment, with the same possible penalties for assistance and permanent work debarment for convicted foreigners. An account is not transferable work permission.
Seven defendants: alleged work or account lending
| Person | Alleged conduct | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Ng Teik Chuan | MilkRun / LiveExpress rider | May 2022–Mar 2023 |
| Amanullah Faizal Navas | Rider using Mubeen’s FoodPanda | Mar 2023 |
| Chaw Soon Yaw | Rider using Soon Song’s Deliveroo | Dec 2022–Mar 2023 |
| Muhammad Syazuwan Bin Sharil | Rider using Low’s Deliveroo | Nov 2022–Mar 2023 |
| Muhammad Mubeen Muthibbi Bin Sahul Hameed | Lent FoodPanda to Amanullah | Mar 2023 |
| Chaw Soon Song | Lent Deliveroo to Soon Yaw | Dec 2022–Mar 2023 |
| Low Kim Soon | Lent Deliveroo to Syazuwan | Nov 2022–Mar 2023 |
Each faced one count: the first four for unauthorised self-employment, the last three for assistance.
Official source
This report is independently written from the MOM release dated above. Case status, policy announcements and historical figures refer to that release.
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