Speculation is growing that Bersatu Deputy President Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin could ultimately be expelled after its Disciplinary Board summoned him for a hearing on 12 February 2026 over multiple complaints linked to party turmoil and statements harming the image of party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the party. We look into the drama with Dr Syaza Shukri. (Starts at 23:43)

• Modi's visit to Malaysia: The two day visit happened over the weekend to much fanfare, with a grand performance of 800 dancers and the signing of 11 MOUs covering trade, connectivity, currency and food security. Dr Yanitha Meena Louis, an analyst at ISIS Malaysia shares the biggest takeaways of the visit. (Starts at 17:14)

• Japan’s Sanae Takaichi wins big: For the first time since WWII, Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party swept the polls yesterday with more than 310 of the 465 seats in the lower house, giving the ruling coalition over 340 seats in total. We discuss what the turn to populist politics means. (Starts at 12:06)

• TB cluster detected in Johor: Last week, the Johor Health Department confirmed that there were 33 confirmed cases of tuberculosis in Kota Tinggi, putting the district on high alert. Professor Dr Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail, a consultant respiratory physician, tells us whether we should be worried. (Starts at 6:44)

• Preacher Zamri Vinoth under investigation for sedition: The much-publicised rally on Saturday night didn’t unfold as organisers had hoped. In fact, it never properly began after police shut the gathering down and detained participants, including Zamri himself. We get into it. (Starts at 0:24)

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Categories:  politics,  government,  international,  Law/Activism,  corruption,  controversies,  managing disease

Tags:  Bersatu party crisis,  Malaysian party politics,  Modi Malaysia visit,  Malaysia–India relations,  Japan election results,  Public health Malaysia,  Sedition investigations Malaysia,  Hamzah Zainudin,  Sanae Takaichi,  tuberculosis,