Go beyond just new school pins

IT’S been almost 10 years since I wrote a column urging the govern­ment to empower our symbols of unity, as the column was headlined.

I was motivated to write that Aug 26, 2015, column after my intention to fly the Jalur Gemilang for Merdeka that year at my house was met with angry sarcasm from a young relative who asked why I was supporting the government.