The blue rectangle, originally adopted from the Union Flag since erstwhile Malaya was a British colony, now means unity of the people of the country. The flag was adopted on May 26, 1950.

This short film explores the countries that make up the United Kingdom and identifies a key human and physical feature of each one. It also shares the flags of the countries that make up the ...

In the video, Mr Jackson explains: 'No country uses purple as a base for their flag or even has a purple ... meanwhile only ...

The Red Ensign flag is flown on British commercial vessels at sea The cargo ship Stena Impero, seized by Iran last week, was sailing under a British flag - but it was owned by a Swedish company ...

In 1963, Canada embarked on a seemingly harmless attempt to create its own flag but the issue revealed a nation hotly divided on what symbol should unite the country. The parliamentary debate on ...

A commemorative flag created in Bradford has been ... "We actually wrote to the various prime ministers of the countries that were part of the British Commonwealth. And they they welcomed us.

Each country's team is preceded into the Olympic Stadium ... drawing the fury of an outraged crowd that had watched every other nation dip its flag in tribute to the British royals. In fact, the U.S.

is based upon shipping law in the United Kingdom and offers substantial legal protection for maritime workers. However, the registry does not require ships flying the Bahamian flag to employ ...

The government of British Ceylon used its own flag ... with a few changes as the country's National Flag. Two vertical bands, one green and the other orange, were included in the flag to represent the ...

Boxer Cindy Ngamba from Cameroon, now residing in the United Kingdom, and taekwondo athlete Yahya ... Olympic silver medalist Julio Mayora. Each country’s NOC is responsible for selecting its flag ...

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...

Results 78 guidelines from 28 countries were included. A total of 12 discrete red flags were reported. The most commonly recommended red flags were older age, use of steroids, trauma and osteoporosis.