THE first of three prisoners accused of assaulting a former cellmate took the stand on Tuesday to give his side of the story, saying that it was the victim's penchant for boasting that sparked the daily beatings.

Iryan Abdul Karim, 21, told the High Court that that the 22-year-old victim was initially punched as part of an agreement to complete five punishments.

SINGAPORE'S first critically-ill Influenza A (H1N1) patient has been discharged from hospital and wants to make sure he remains healthy.

A LEADING landlord has come up with a novel way to help eligible tenants defer rent for up to three years.

New tenants of Far East Organization may be able to sell shares of their companies, worth their base rental amounts, to their landlord each month.

They will have to buy back the shares not more than three years later, at an interest rate of 4 per cent per annum.