APRIL 17, 2025 — Police have detained the Chief Editor and Deputy Chief Sub-Editor of Sin Chew Daily following backlash over an inaccurate depiction of Malaysia’s national flag on its front page, the Malaysian National News Agency reports. The graphic, published April 15 to mark Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, featured a version of…
APRIL 17, 2025 — American Samoa celebrated its 125th Flag Day on April 17, marking over a century since the first raising of the U.S. flag on Tutuila Island in 1900 and the beginning of the territory’s political relationship with the United States. “This event honors the historical moment on April 17, 1900, when the…
APRIL 17, 2025 — Residents of Los Juríes in Argentina are being invited to take part in designing the city’s official flag, following a resolution passed by the local council, reports the Nuevo Diario. The initiative, driven by the Municipality and approved by the Concejo Deliberante (City Council) of Los Juríes in the General Taboada…