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Jalur Gemilang without moon and star an isolated incident, says Terengganu MB
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar says the recent flying of a Jalur Gemilang without the moon and star in Kuala Terengganu was an unintentional and isolated incident.
Samsuri said the incident, news of which went viral on social media last Friday, would be investigated.
"We will ensure that this does not happen again, no matter who was responsible for putting it up," he was quoted as saying by Berita Harian today.
Kuala Terengganu mayor Lizan Che Mat said the flag had in fact been complete, but the stitching holding the moon and star had come undone in strong winds on Friday.
"Following the incident, we acted immediately to remove the flag on Friday and replace it with a new one.
"The Kuala Terengganu City Council takes the incident seriously and will ensure that flags are flown according to specifications," he said, adding that the city would no longer stitch its own flags but instead purchase complete ones.
Meanwhile, Jelutong MP RSN Rayer questioned the "deafening silence" from Umno Youth, despite heavy public criticism of the incident.
"Perhaps Umno Youth has been blind and mute about this incident because it didn’t happen in Penang," he said in a Facebook post, an apparent reference to the controversy last year over a viral video of a hardware store owner in Penang hoisting the flag upside down.
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar says the recent flying of a Jalur Gemilang without the moon and star in Kuala Terengganu was an unintentional and isolated incident.
Samsuri said the incident, news of which went viral on social media last Friday, would be investigated.
"We will ensure that this does not happen again, no matter who was responsible for putting it up," he was quoted as saying by Berita Harian today.
Kuala Terengganu mayor Lizan Che Mat said the flag had in fact been complete, but the stitching holding the moon and star had come undone in strong winds on Friday.
"Following the incident, we acted immediately to remove the flag on Friday and replace it with a new one.
"The Kuala Terengganu City Council takes the incident seriously and will ensure that flags are flown according to specifications," he said, adding that the city would no longer stitch its own flags but instead purchase complete ones.
Meanwhile, Jelutong MP RSN Rayer questioned the "deafening silence" from Umno Youth, despite heavy public criticism of the incident.
"Perhaps Umno Youth has been blind and mute about this incident because it didn’t happen in Penang," he said in a Facebook post, an apparent reference to the controversy last year over a viral video of a hardware store owner in Penang hoisting the flag upside down.
