White flag campaign ensures needy are not forgotten during Malaysia lockdown

Mohamad Nor Abdullah, born without arms, looks out from a window near a white flag outside the window of his rented room in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Vincent Thian/AP)

Locked-down Malaysians are using a white flag system to ensure the needy are looked after during the emergency measures imposed because of the pandemic.

When Mohamad Nor Abdullah put a white flag outside his window late at night, he did not expect the swift outpouring of support.