{
  "id": 18491214,
  "title": "Microlink gets 12 month extension, RM60mil extra for advance passenger screening contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/microlink-gets-12-month-extension-rm60mil-extra-for-advance-passenger",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T11:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/11/1572345/microlink-gets-12-month-extension-rm60mil-extra-advance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microlink Solutions Bhd has secured a 12-month extension for its Advance Passenger Screening (APS) system contract with the Home Ministry, valued at RM59.58 million. The extension, running from November 6, 2026, to November 5, 2027, brings the total contract value to RM137.92 million and extends the overall contract period to 36 months from the original 24 months. The additional scope under the extension includes continued application services for onboarding additional airlines, infrastructure services, software license renewals, and support and maintenance services for the APS system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}