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  "id": 8881000,
  "title": "Loke's resignation offer: CEC decision final, must be respected - Yeoh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lokes-resignation-offer-cec-decision-final-must-be-respected-yeoh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:38:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1537600/lokes-resignation-offer-cec-decision-final-must-be-respected-yeoh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUTRAJAYA: DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has offered to resign as Transport Minister, and the Central Executive Committee (CEC) has decided to respect this offer, according to Hannah Yeoh, the CEC deputy secretary-general. The CEC held a comprehensive meeting last Saturday where various proposals and viewpoints were discussed before reaching a final decision. The CEC, being the highest decision-making body, determined that Loke had offered to resign. Yeoh emphasized the importance of respecting the CEC's decision during a press conference on the 2026 Deepavali Bazaar. This decision specifically pertains to Loke's resignation from his cabinet position as Transport Minister, while other DAP ministers and deputy ministers will remain in the government to maintain political stability.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke’s offer to resign as Transport Minister was the final decision of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) and must be respected.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Loke's resignation offer final CEC decision - Yeoh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lokes-resignation-offer-final-cec-decision-yeoh",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:38:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Yeoh says DAP CEC decision final when asked if felt pressured to quit over Najib house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/yeoh-says-dap-cec-decision-final-when-asked-if-felt-pressured-to-quit",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:04:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Hannah Yeoh: Loke’s resignation offer was DAP CEC’s final decision, must be respected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hannah-yeoh-lokes-resignation-offer-was-dap-cecs-final-decision-must",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:35:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "CEC decision for Loke to resign must be respected, says Hannah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/cec-decision-for-loke-to-resign-must-be-respected-says-hannah",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:30:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}