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British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday, officials said.

Singapore's law enforcement agencies arrested some 340 people in a four-day island-wide blitz which lasted from May 20 to 23.

The National Healthcare Group (NHG) has seen a 50 per cent rise in the number of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) joining their hospitals and clinics over the past five years.

The number of returned condominiums is at its highest in about a year, according to property research firm Square Foot Research.

A Pakistani International Airlines plane landed at Britain's Stansted airport on Friday after fighter jets were scrambled to investigate an incident on board, police said.

Over 80 dragon boat teams competed on Friday in Singapore's Marina Bay to outdo each other.

More restaurants in Singapore are joining forces with online food ordering and delivery portals in a bid to increase earnings.

Leonardo DiCaprio is going to get closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic, and a well-heeled bidder at the Cannes Film Festival has paid 1.2 million euros (US$1.5 million) to be his travel buddy.

Police have arrested a 22-year-old female tertiary student who allegedly sold forged medical certificates to other students. The other students are understood to be from secondary schools in eastern Singapore.

Top seed Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal were set on a French Open semi-final collision course Friday, condemning one of the sport's superstars to certain defeat before the final.