CNA apologises for airing wrong flags during medal tally


A screenshot of the medal tally where the wrong flags were mistakenly used.

PETALING JAYA: Channel News Asia has apologised for airing the wrong national flags during the SEA Games ranking in the medal tally on Thursday (May 12) morning.

In a Facebook post on Thursday (May 12), the news agency said the names of the countries participating in the SEA Games and their respective national flags were mismatched.

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