Malaysia’s transport minister offers resignation over Najib pardon

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Anthony Loke says he will submit his resignation

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced on September 19 that he would submit his resignation to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim after his Democratic Action Party objected to the conditional royal pardon granted to former prime minister Najib Razak. Loke said the party’s other ministers and deputy ministers would remain in government to avoid political instability. Najib may serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, subject to payment of a RM50 million fine. This briefing covers 2026-09-18T12:24:26.297Z through 2026-09-20T00:24:26.297Z. The timestamp is CNA’s publication metadata, not the time of Loke’s announcement.

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