DECEMBER 11, 2024 — An upside-down Malaysian flag was displayed on national badminton player Lee Zii Jia’s jersey during his opening match at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, the Star reports. The incident occurred during his victory over Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen today, according to Free Malaysia Today. Victor, the official sponsor of Lee…
DECEMBER 11, 2024 — The People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) has proposed its own design for the new flag commissioned by the municipality of Maashorst, Netherlands, AD.nl reports. VVD council member Maarten Prinssen criticized the official design (left), describing it as “an ugly thing,” and expressed hope that the alternative design (right) would…
DECEMBER 11, 2024 — The appearance of a flag associated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) during Syria‘s interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir’s first public address has drawn attention from some Syrians, the New Arab reports. In his televised speech on Tuesday, al-Bashir announced the formation of his transitional government. He stood flanked by the green,…