{
  "id": 18284880,
  "title": "General : Number of Open AP Holders Increases Fourfold since 2019 -- Johari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/general-number-of-open-ap-holders-increases-fourfolda-since-2019-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2630509"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The number of companies holding open approved permits (AP) has risen to 414 as of today, up from 107 in 2019, following the government’s move to expand bumiputera entrepreneurs’ participation in the country’s automotive industry.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Minister: Number of open AP holders soared fourfold to 414 since 2019",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/minister-number-of-open-ap-holders-soared-fourfold-to-414-since-2019",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:04:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}