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Syerleena Abdul Rashid says old, dirty and worn-out flags are still flown outside buildings, schools and government offices.

“Before this issue came up, I had no idea that waving the flag of another country could be considered a crime punishable by the law,” he wrote in a commentary on the news site Free Malaysia Today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The students who were seen waving the China flag at a private school in Penang in viral images recently, are not Malaysian citizens, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.