Protests, burnings of replica Malaysian flags and angry denunciations of the Malaysian government erupted in cities across the archipelago on Tuesday. Malaysia's SEA Games organisers sparked outrage in Indonesia when news of the misprint came to light at Saturday's opening ceremony in Kuala Lumpur. Indonesia's flag has a red stripe above a white stripe, but it was printed with the white stripe on top, making it look like the flag of Poland. The protesters burned tyres and images of the Malaysian flag printed on paper, while demanding an official apology from Malaysia's Prime Minister. A presidential spokesman reiterated comments made by Joko Widodo at the weekend, asking for calm.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 23, 2017 04:52 UTC