US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing financial and visa restrictions on the staff at the International Criminal Court as well as anyone assisting investigations against the US and its allies. Saul joins us to talk about the impact this move would have international law and justice.

• US and UK decline to sign declaration on ethical AI: The AI Action Summit in Paris has concluded, and here's what we know: 61 countries have signed a declaration on the need for "open, inclusive and ethical" artificial intelligence, but the US and UK have opted out of signing this, citing national interests and concerns on over-regulation. Woon Tai Hai, Advisor of the National Tech Association of Malaysia weighs in on this move.

• Turkish president visits Malaysia: This is the first stop of a 3-nation tour which includes According to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey and Malaysia are in the process of deepening defence and trade ties, making Turkey an ASEAN dialogue partner.

• Celebrating Chap Goh Mei: The fifteenth night of Chinese New Year is here, and so we revisit a conversation we had with Rachel Chan Suet Kay from the Institute of Ethnic Studies at UKM, about the tradition of tossing oranges into a body of water, in the hopes of finding one's soulmate!

• Popek Popek Parlimen: Today's session saw MPs discussing women in our defense sector, as well as measures to counter activities that would 'spark racial tensions.'

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