Penang food court celebrates diversity with huge flag display

Patriotic fervour: Thousands of state flags being displayed at the New World Park Food City food court in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Visitors to the New World Park Food City will get to bask in the spirit of national unity and patriotism as the popular food court here has been decked with 12,075 flags of all of Malaysia’s regions and states.

In conjunction with the 66th National Day on Aug 31 and the 60th Malaysia Day on Sept 16, the food court has strewn up the record-setting display across its roughly 1,200sq m ceiling.