Kuala Lampur, Sept. 20 -- The decision of DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke to offer his resignation as Transport Minister should be understood for what it is: a serious political signal.

However, one deliberately calibrated not to become a constitutional confrontation.

This distinction matters.

Why?

Following the conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Najib Razak - allowing him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028 - DAP faced an obvious dilemma.

It had to demonstrate that its long-standing position on corruption had not disappeared merely because it was now part of the Federal Government.

Yet it also had to recognise that Malaysia remains a constitutional mo...