SINGAPORE, Nov. 11 -- A father and son from China sold their family car and took out bank loans to chase a business dream in Singapore - only to end up behind bars after their investment went sour.

Gao Yong, 50, and his son Gao Zhenhan, 25, were sentenced to 10 weeks' jail each today after pleading guilty to assaulting a 35-year-old Malaysian businessman they blamed for their financial troubles.

According to The Straits Times, the pair had poured at least S$18,000 (RM57,000) into a beverage business in Singapore, hoping to establish themselves in the city-state.

But their plans unravelled when the Malaysian businessman told them he could not secure work permits for them - and failed to return their investment.

Determined to get their ...