# Malaysia PM Anwar yet to accept Loke’s resignation as transport minister

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/malaysia-pm-anwar-yet-to-accept-lokes-resignation-as-transport-minister/
- Published: 2026-11-13T04:39:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T09:08:22+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-pm-anwar-yet-accept-lokes-resignation-transport-minister-6548306
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Anwar has not accepted Loke’s resignation.
- Loke cited the Najib house-arrest ruling.
- The dispute is unfolding ahead of Melaka’s election.

## Summary

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he has not accepted Anthony Loke’s resignation as Malaysia’s transport minister, and that they will discuss whether Loke leaves the post. Anwar praised Loke as hardworking and trustworthy, as the dispute over Najib Razak’s proposed house arrest becomes a political issue ahead of Melaka’s state election.

Loke resigned on Tuesday after the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Najib to serve his sentence under house arrest, having earlier said he would step down in protest at Najib’s conditional royal pardon. Anwar denied being disloyal to the king. Barisan Nasional politicians criticised Loke’s move as questioning the monarch’s constitutional powers, while opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin called the episode political theatrics.

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