{
  "id": 9332549,
  "title": "Loke stands firm on resignation as minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/loke-stands-firm-on-resignation-as-minister-9332549",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/23/loke-stands-firm-on-resignation-as-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook has firmly stated that he will remain as the transport minister despite the conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Najib Razak. Following his arrival in Hangzhou from a three-day working visit to Shanghai, Loke informed reporters that he intends to submit his resignation letter to the Prime Minister once he returns to Malaysia. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had previously urged Loke to reconsider his decision, expressing that DAP should not be swayed by those seeking the party to withdraw from the government, as it would destabilize the administration. Loke insisted that his decision to step down as minister was a \"responsible one,\" claiming that it would not disrupt the functioning of the transport ministry. The DAP Central Executive Committee had concluded that only Loke would resign over the Najib pardon, with other ministers retaining their positions in the Cabinet. Despite an unnamed DAP leader's claim that housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming had offered to resign during the CEC meeting, Loke successfully persuaded him to remain in the Cabinet.",
  "summary": "DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook says he will submit his resignation letter upon returning to Malaysia from China.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Loke stands firm on resignation as minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/loke-stands-firm-on-resignation-as-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:33:00.000Z"
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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."
}