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  "id": 8439111,
  "title": "Loke offers to resign as minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/loke-offers-to-resign-as-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T10:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/19/loke-offers-to-resign-as-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general, Loke Siew Fook, has tendered his resignation as transport minister following the conditional pardon granted to former Prime Minister Najib Razak. This move was made at a central executive committee meeting, with Loke stating that he would be the sole DAP leader offering to resign in order to maintain political stability. The DAP has denied allegations that they are seeking to leave the Cabinet as a whole, as some parties desire, in order to cause political instability and potentially weaken Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's majority support. Loke emphasized that DAP will not allow their adversaries to achieve their political goals by provoking the party to make such a decision. He added that his resignation, if accepted, would not disrupt the functioning of the transport ministry, although he noted that he would require some time to address outstanding matters before officially stepping down from the position. The conditional pardon for Najib allows him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison term at his residence, provided he pays a RM50 million fine related to his SRC International case.",
  "summary": "The DAP secretary-general says he is the only leader offering to resign although certain quarters want the party to leave the Cabinet as a whole to achieve their political ambitions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Loke offers to resign as minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/loke-offers-to-resign-as-minister-8440687",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Loke offers to resign as Transport Minister following Pardons Board decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/loke-offers-to-resign-as-transport-minister-following-pardons-board",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Loke offers to resign from cabinet over Najib's house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/loke-offers-to-resign-from-cabinet-over-najibs-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:26:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Malaysia’s Loke resigns as transport minister following Najib’s house arrest approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/malaysias-loke-resigns-as-transport-minister-following-najibs-house",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:56:45.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}