'Hero' PAS must swallow its words on flag blunders

PAS, which is prone to acting like a hero and attacking others for making mistakes, is now forced to swallow its own words, said Pakatan Harapan Youth chief Woo Kah Leong.
This comes after Terengganu PAS apologised over a blunder involving the national flag.
Woo said the Islamist party...

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