KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has encouraged participants of tomorrow rally at Dataran Merdeka to use public transport to reduce congestion in the city centre.

He said all public transport services including trains will continue operating as usual on the day.

Loke stressed that the Madani government upholds the right to peaceful assembly, even for groups opposed to the administration.

"We must not return to an era that suppressed democracy to the point of shutting down Parliament," he said.

He added that public transport must keep running to ensure that the majority of Malaysians can carry out their weekend plans without disruption.

Loke took the opportunity to remind Klang Valley users that the subsidised ...