Did Chinese delivery giant Meituan fly a rider to Singapore for curry puffs?中国外卖巨头美团是否派了一名骑手飞往新加坡购买咖喱角？
Meituan said it does not offer cross-border food delivery or errand services, according to Lianhe Zaobao. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The man, clad in a yellow jacket and helmet, was supposedly tasked with buying a box of six curry puffs.
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Published Sep 06, 2026, 09:50 AM
Updated Sep 06, 2026, 09:50 AM
SINGAPORE – Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has clarified that it does not offer international delivery services after a viral video showing a man in the platform’s uniform who claims he was paid to fly to Singapore to pick up a box of curry puffs.
In a video uploaded on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, the man – wearing what appears to be Meituan’s signature yellow jacket and helmet – was filmed buying a box of curry puffs Paya Lebar Quarter Mall.
Speaking to the person behind the camera, the man claimed that a customer spent about 2,400 yuan (S$450) to fly him into Singapore.
He was supposedly tasked with buying a box of six curry puffs from Hong Lim Curry Puff. The curry puffs – including curry potato and sardine flavours – came up to $13.50.
When asked, he did not say how much he was paid for the assignment or who the customer was.
According to the Xiaohongshu user, the incident took place on the afternoon of Aug 31, Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported.
Following Shin Min’s report, its sister publication, Lianhe Zaobao , reported on Sept 5 that Meituan has denied launching cross-border food delivery or errand services.
In queries sent through a chatbot on the Meituan app, a customer service personnel denied that customers can order food from China and have a delivery rider fly to Singapore to buy it, Lianhe Zaobao reported.
The customer service personnel stressed that Meituan does not support such ordering methods or provide any cross-border services, Lianhe Zaobao said.
The Straits Times contacted Meituan and Hong Lim Curry Puff on Sept 3 but has not received a response.
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据称，这名身穿黄色夹克、头戴头盔的男子奉命去购买一盒六个咖喱角。
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发布于 2026 年 9 月 6 日上午 9:50
更新于2026年9月6日上午9:50
新加坡——中国外卖巨头美团澄清，该公司不提供国际配送服务。此前一段疯传的视频显示，一名身穿美团制服的男子声称，他受雇飞往新加坡取一盒咖喱角。
在中国社交媒体平台小红书上传的一段视频中，一名男子身穿疑似美团标志性的黄色外套和头盔，在巴耶利峇广场购买了一盒咖喱角。
该男子对着镜头后面的人说，有一位顾客花了大约 2400 元人民币（450 新元）把他送到新加坡。
据称，他的任务是从鸿林咖喱角店购买一盒六个装的咖喱角。这些咖喱角——包括咖喱土豆味和沙丁鱼味——总共花费13.50美元。
当被问及此次任务的报酬或客户是谁时，他没有透露。
据《新明日报》报道，小红书用户称，该事件发生在8月31日下午。
继《新明日报》报道之后，其姊妹报《联合早报》于9月5日报道称，美团否认推出跨境食品配送或跑腿服务。
据《联合早报》报道，美团应用程序上的聊天机器人收到客服人员的询问后，客服人员否认顾客可以从中国订购食物，然后让送餐员飞往新加坡购买。
据《联合早报》报道，客服人员强调，美团不支持此类订购方式，也不提供任何跨境服务。
《海峡时报》于9月3日联系了美团和Hong Lim Curry Puff，但尚未收到回复。
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