GEORGE TOWN, May 11 -- The Kampung Kolam DAP branch has passed a resolution to welcome and support party secretary-general Anthony Loke to contest in Penang, marking the first time a branch in the state has openly made such a call.

According to The Star, the resolution was passed unanimously during the branch's annual general meeting yesterday. It was proposed by former Komtar assemblyman and Tanjong MP Ng Wei Aik, who was elected as the branch's new chairman, and seconded by branch secretary Khoo Yeong Ming.

Ng said the resolution was made with the aspiration of leading Penang towards greater progress. He noted that while Penang has always been a frontline state for DAP, which has never abandoned its goal of making the state a politica...