Sang Saka Malaya became the central point in the national flag controversy that had arisen around the 56th anniversary of Malaysia's independence in 2013. It was brought by the delegates of PKMM, led by Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy, to the Asian Regional Conference held at the end of 1947 in New Delhi, India. However, Angkatan Muda Keadilan (PKR Youth) leader, Najwan Halimi has claimed he was the designer of a similar flag carried by supporters of Himpunan Janji Demokrasi in 2007. The 2007 design red-white flag features the crescent moon and a star with 11 vertices, whilst the Sang Saka Malaya design announced on
Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (TV series) in 2005. All 108 episodes of the soap opera were also popular in Malaysia when TV3 aired it from 2006 to early 2007 and reruns on channel TVRI West Java. From late February 2013 until mid May 2014, KGMB and KHNL will simulcast and air Bawang Merah Bawang Putih in Hawaiian so the title of this show is called in Hawaii as Pele a me Hi'iaka ("Pele and Hi'iaka") every Thursday and Friday night at 6:30pm, replacing Entertainment Tonight (KHNL) and The Insider (KGMB). The story of Bawang Merah Bawang Putih unfolds in the present day, but takes a moral