Construction firm charged with operating unlicensed foreign worker dormitory建筑公司被控经营无证外籍劳工宿舍
LBD Engineering and Alvin Lim Yee Hong are each accused of an offence linked to a Sungei Kadut Loop property. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Published Oct 29, 2026, 01:11 PM
Updated Oct 29, 2026, 01:11 PM
LBD Engineering was charged with operating an unlicensed foreign worker dormitory at a Sungei Kadut Loop factory between July 2025 and January 2026.
General manager Alvin Lim Yee Hong also faces a charge under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act.
The Ministry of Manpower said its Jan 6 inspection found about 300 bed spaces at the property.
SINGAPORE – A construction firm was charged on Oct 29 with operating an unlicensed foreign worker dormitory within a Sungei Kadut Loop factory.
LBD Engineering is accused committing the offence between July 2025 and January 2026.
The firm and its general manager Alvin Lim Yee Hong, 35, face one charge each under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act.
Lim is accused of allowing the company to operate the premises despite knowing that it did not hold a valid licence to do so.
Their cases will be mentioned again in court on Dec 17.
In a statement on Oct 29, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that around 300 bed spaces were found at the site when it inspected the factory on Jan 6.
LBD had allegedly converted parts of the premises into a foreign employee dormitory, housing 173 migrant workers from four companies without a valid licence between July 2025 and January 2026.
Details about the four companies were not mentioned in court documents.
An MOM spokesperson said licensing requirements ensure that dormitories provide safe and proper living conditions for migrant workers.
“Operating a foreign employee dormitory without a valid licence circumvents these safeguards, and may put the safety and well-being of migrant worker residents at risk.”
If convicted, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $500,000 or both.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
Ministry of Manpower
发布于 2026 年 10 月 29 日下午 1:11
更新于2026年10月29日下午1:11
LBD Engineering 被指控在 2025 年 7 月至 2026 年 1 月期间，在双溪加株环路的一家工厂内经营一家未经许可的外籍工人宿舍。
总经理林义鸿也面临违反《外籍雇员宿舍法》的指控。
人力部表示，其在1月6日的检查中发现该物业约有300个床位。
新加坡——10月29日，一家建筑公司被指控在双溪加株环路的一家工厂内经营无证外籍工人宿舍。
LBD Engineering 被指控在 2025 年 7 月至 2026 年 1 月期间犯下该罪行。
该公司及其总经理林义鸿（35岁）均面临一项违反《外籍雇员宿舍法》的指控。
林某被指控明知该公司没有有效的营业执照，却仍允许其经营该场所。
他们的案件将于12月17日再次在法庭上被提及。
人力部 (MOM) 在 10 月 29 日的一份声明中表示，在 1 月 6 日对该工厂进行检查时，发现现场约有 300 个床位。
据称，LBD 将部分房产改建为外籍员工宿舍，在 2025 年 7 月至 2026 年 1 月期间，安置了来自四家无有效许可证公司的 173 名外籍工人。
法庭文件中没有提及这四家公司的具体信息。
人力部发言人表示，许可证要求确保宿舍为外籍劳工提供安全和适当的生活条件。
“在没有有效许可证的情况下经营外籍员工宿舍会规避这些保障措施，并可能危及外籍劳工居民的安全和福祉。”
如果罪名成立，违法者可被判处最高两年监禁，并处以最高 50 万美元的罚款，或两者并罚。
沙菲克·阿尔哈提卜是《海峡时报》的法庭记者，主要报道国家法院审理的刑事案件。
人力部