'Focus on this one,' Loke says when quizzed over resignation call
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke deflected questions on whether his party's ministers will resign over the 'no further action' (NFA) granted in Teoh Beng Hock's case.
'Just focus on this one first. Today is the National Logistics Task Force (NLTF) meeting,' he said at a press conference after an event in Putrajaya today.
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