KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21 -- Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin is expected to announce a political "new home" next week, with 16 Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) MPs and several division chiefs set to move with him, according to party insiders.

Padang Rengas MP Azahari Hassan told Utusan Malaysiathatthe shift involves not only elected representatives but Bersatu grassroots leaders who have aligned themselves with the Larut MP following his sacking.

"The information I received is similar - that Hamzah will be announcing his 'new home' in the near future, Insya-Allah next week," he said.

"I, too, will be joining that 'new home' along with the other MPs."

Hamzah was removed from Bersatu last month for allegedly breaching t...