<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (June 16): Ocean Mineral Singapore, majority-owned by Keppel Corp, announced it has entered into a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to explore polymetallic nodules within the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone of the Pacific Ocean.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Polymetallic nodules contain copper, nickel, cobalt and manganese, as well as rare earth minerals, and have the potential of supplying these key metals to meet growing global demand in applications as diverse as construction, aerospace and alternative energy.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>OMS will be the first Singaporean company to be awarded such an exploration contract.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Supported by the Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory, OMS will be conducting environmental studies and surveys for deposits of polymetallic nodules within the approved area of 58,000 square kilometres, which is 80 times the size of Singapore.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>OMS's other shareholders are UK Seabed Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based Lockheed Martin UK Holdings, and Singapore-based private investment company Lion City Capital Partners.</p></div>


SINGAPORE (June 16): Ocean Mineral Singapore, majority-owned by Keppel Corp, announced it has entered into a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to explore polymetallic nodules within the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone of the Pacific Ocean.

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Keppel's Ocean Mineral Singapore awarded contract for seabed exploration

Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Mahkota state seat after its candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah secured a 20,648-vote majority win over the Perikatan Nasional (PN) challenger in the by-election on Saturday.

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Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before.

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He said this estimate is based on the proximity of the polling centres and the smooth voting process, which would allow for quicker results.

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<p>Barisan Nasional&nbsp;(BN) retained&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mahkota state seat&nbsp;after its candidate&nbsp;Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah secured a 20,648-vote majority win over the Perikatan Nasional (PN) challenger in the by-election on Saturday.</p>


<p>The police are currently investigating claims made via&nbsp;Pusat Kajian Ajaran Sesat's (Pukas) Facebook account regarding the existence of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd quarantine centres at various locations, both domestically and abroad.</p>
