The war of flags begins again

Campaign efforts for the 15th general election began in earnest after the nomination and confirmation of candidates on Nov 5.

At the main logistics centre in the Gombak, Perikatan Nasional workers start preparing flags to be put up around the constituency.

Work continues late into the night but this worker remains cheerful as he goes about in a three-wheeled motorcycle.

Banners are hung alongside the flags at the side of the road.

At a road divider in Taman Tasik Permaisuri, the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan coalitions have also been hard at work.

Election workers from Perikatan Nasional hammer flag poles into the ground along a pavement in Taman Tasik Permaisuri.

More banners go up at Jalan Enggang in Keramat.

At the Pakatan Harapan operations centre in Taman Keramat Permai, flags are distributed to party workers.

Some of the flags, fastened to long bamboo poles, are put up around a block of low-cost apartment units.

The Petronas Twin Towers stand bright in the distance as the workers continue with their task.

Banners featuring candidates and slogans are also a familiar part of the so-called flags war.

Some banners are large enough to stretch across the entire road.

Party workers use a ladder to reach the necessary height to fasten a giant Pakatan Harapan banner across the road.

Smaller flags go up as well, where they will ripple overhead as vehicles pass by beneath.

The workers split up into groups in order to cover the maximum amount of ground before daylight arrives and traffic resumes.

Support seems evenly split among the coalitions at this block of flats in Jalan Enggang, Keramat.

An elderly man walks past the bright yellow apartment units, enlivened by the colours of the various coalitions.

A motorcyclist weaves through traffic beneath strings of flags in Jalan Raja Alang, Kampung Baru.