"Flag war"? What flag war?

Today's Star reflects the 'election mood' that has swept the nation, especially the contending political parties. A number of stories touched on the activities of the various political parties.

It is in the midst of all this that a reader's attention may be drawn to a picture shown on page 6 of the daily. Headlined 'Flag war breaks out in Penang', the picture actually only reveals the blue-coloured flags of the ruling Barisan Nasional. If you're looking for some action in this photo, well, there ain't any! And that's because the photo shows no flags from other contesting parties apart from the BN's. Neither was there another photo on the same page to show party flags flying from the opposing camps.

Such is the state of 'war' that one witnesses in this report. Either the photographer/editor is allergic to opposition party flags or s/he is determined not to give any publicity to opposition party symbols for fear that voters may be drawn to these parties...