An anonymous letter published by CodeBlue has revealed severe staffing shortages at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, warning that depleted manpower is putting patient safety and clinical services at risk. With just 15 house officers and 40 medical officers covering 13 wards and multiple departments, we speak to Klang MP V. Ganabatirau about the situation on the ground. (Starts at 22:45)

• RM129 million fine for illegal wildlife parts: Three Vietnamese nationals have been charged for possessing over a thousand pieces of wildlife parts, including porcupine quills, the tusks of an Asian elephant and wild boar parts. Elizabeth John, communications manager at Traffic Southeast Asia, shares her thoughts on the sentence. (Starts at 18:01)

• Ex-Prince arrested over Epstein ties: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew the Duke of York, became the first senior member of the modern British royal family to be arrested as part of a criminal investigation. Andrew was taken in on suspicion of sharing sensitive information with Epstein during his time as the UK's trade envoy. We discuss the fallout of the Epstein files. (Starts at 13:39)

• Orang Asli vs. port expansion: Residents of Kampung Sungai Kurau say they were not properly consulted before the project was approved. We hear from Lanuza Layon, chairperson of the Kampung Sungai Kurau Village Development and Security Committee about the consultation process, and Sarah Amer, a Community Organiser from Gerimis Art Project, about how the public can get involved. (Starts at 08:05)

• Eileen Gu goes off: An AFP reporter asked the Olympic skier if her silver medals in the ski slopestyle and big air finals were "two silvers gained, or two golds lost." We discuss the exchange, and what critics have been saying about Eileen's allegiances. (Starts at 00:23)

Image Credit: Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Facebook

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann, Sneha Harikannan, Sudais Ferhard, Juliet Jacobs, Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Dashran Yohan, Sudais Ferhard

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Categories:  sports,  international,  film,  health policy,  environment,  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  healthcare staff shortage,  italy 2026 winter olympics,  Pulau Carey,  wildlife conservation,  malaysian public hospitals,  orang asli,