{
  "id": 17051778,
  "title": "HeiTech Padu clarifies Zetrix AI teaming agreement, both parties agreed not to extend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/heitech-padu-clarifies-zetrix-ai-teaming-agreement-both-parties",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:37:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/10/1566309/heitech-padu-clarifies-zetrix-ai-teaming-agreement-both-parties"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: HeiTech Padu Bhd has clarified that the Teaming Agreement it signed with Zetrix AI Bhd on April 16, 2024, was a temporary arrangement to explore potential IT service opportunities in Malaysia. However, this agreement has now ended, and both companies have decided not to renew it, according to a recent filing with Bursa Malaysia. Consequently, there is currently no active collaboration between HeiTech Padu and Zetrix regarding the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) project, as per the Teaming Agreement.\n\nThe company emphasized that the termination of the agreement does not affect the ongoing implementation and delivery of the NIISe project. Responding to recent news reports, HeiTech Padu explained that the Supplemental Agreement signed with Zetrix on August 4, 2025, was meant to formally document the understanding of each party's responsibilities and roles under the original Teaming Agreement. At the time of the announcement, HeiTech Padu reported that it did not have any active projects requiring collaboration with Zetrix under the Supplemental Agreement.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: HeiTech Padu Bhd today clarified that the Teaming Agreement it entered into with Zetrix AI Bhd on April 16, 2024, was an interim collaboration to explore potential opportunities to provide information technology services in Malaysia.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}