Jalur Gemilang In Marrybrown D Cor Missing Stripe Is Silent Akmal Sign That Flag Policing Season Has Passed

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HAS the flag issue runs its course or will it still be used to rouse raw emotions among Malaysians?
Testing the waters is perhaps a post on X by digital creator Roman Akromovich (@SyedAkramin) who highlighted that the Jalur Gemilang in home-grown fast-food chain Marrybrown outlet’s décor was missing a stripe (bottommost white stripe).
Hi @MarrybrownMY,
I submitted a complaint on your website almost a week ago but haven’t received any response.
Just wanted to let you know the Malaysian flag at your Heritage Studio Ayer Keroh outlet has missing stripes. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/CowIeT0XOd

— Roman Akramovich (@SyedAkramin) October 12, 2025

Revelation of the oversight at Marrybrown’s outlet in Heritage Studio, Ayer Keroh, Melaka has already generated 298.2K views at time of publication, perhaps not as much as would be expected if this issue had been raised in the run-up to the Merdeka Day celebration.
The poster has pointed out that he has yet to receive any sort of reaction or acknowledgement from the Marrybrown management despite having lodged his complaint on the fast food outlet’s website a week ago.
A few other eagle-eyed commenters also noticed the incomplete flag design.
Of course, one name that has become synonymous with flag policing is rightist UMNO Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh.
Many netizens automatically linked this incident to the firebrand Merlimau state assemblyman, believing that he is the man to contact for immediate action in cases such as this – what more as the oversight occurred right under his nose (in his home state of Melaka).

Some commenters did suggest that this issue has perhaps run its course with Akmal’s political masters deeming there are other issues to get hot under the collar about.
It was further insinuated that it only becomes an issue if DAP or by extension, the Chinese community, can be demonised.

Editor’s Note: The Marrybrown franchise is a Johor-based family business founded by Datuk Lawrence Liew and Datin Nancy Liew in 1981. The company is now led by the second generation with Datuk Joshua Liew as the group executive director (Nancy remains involved as the founder and group managing director.
It was also jokingly remarked that the flag design was a reflection of certain states no longer being part of the Federation of Malaysia.


One commenter did bring up the issue of singer Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza donning a Jalur Gemilang-inspired outfit that also did not bear the full complement of stripes, insinuating it was a case of selective persecution.

It was also observed that this gaffe was probably the consequence of over reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) applications with inaccurate prompts leading to incomplete rendering of the nation’s flag.

Other commenters also noted Marrybrown’s slow response to customer feedback and complaints.
While it may be one thing to ignore food and service-related complaints, it is quite risky to turn a blind eye to this flag issue given the intense scrutiny it tends to bring.
It was surmised that Marrybrown’s operators in Malaysia will “ignore the storm long enough for the weather report will eventually forget it (the blunder) happened.”


It is quite unbelievable that this scenario has come to pass. Given the amount of publicity and vitriol surrounding improperly displayed Jalur Gemilang, one would have thought that every Malaysian business would be ultra-cautious and extra-vigilant when using the national flag in its décor.

Perhaps, as suggested, Marrbrown is just lying low till the dust settles having sensed the furore over this issue has blown over while keeping its fingers tightly crossed that the likes of Akmal does not kick up a fuss and make the restaurant chain a cause célèbre”. –  Focus Malaysia

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