SOUTHANDSOUTHEASTASIACOUNTRIES汽车防盗器(symbolofIslam)joinedwithaparasol(symbolofmonarchy),withtwoglovesonbothsides.Belowthecrescentisaribbon.ThecrescentandribbonhaveArabicinscriptionswhichtranslatetoStateofBrunei,AbodeofpeaceandThereisnodeitybutGod,MuhammadisthemessengerofGod.CAMBODIAThebluecolorsymbolizesthecountry'sroyalty.Theredrepresentsthenationandthewhiterepresentsthereligion,beginningwithBrahmanism,andthecurrentmajorreligion-Buddhism.Theemblemofthetemplerepresentsthestructureoftheuniverse.EASTTIMORThecentreoftheblacktrianglethereisawhitestaroffiveends,meaningthelightthatguides.Thewhitestarhasoneofitsendsturnedtowardstheupperrightendoftheflag.Theremainingpartoftheflagisred.Thecoloursmean:Yellow:thetracesofcolonialism;Black:theobscurantismthatneedstobeovercome;Red:thestrugglefornationalliberation;White:peace.INDIASaffron-asymbolofcourageWhite-peaceandhonestyBlue-vigilance,truthandloyalty,perseverance&justiceGreen-hope,joy,fertilityandloveandinmanycultureshaveasacredsignificanceINDONESIAWhite-peaceandhonestyRed-hardiness,bravery,strength&valorLAOSTheRedstripesrepresentthebloodshedinthecountry'sfightforindependence.ThebluestandsforLaos'wealthandprosperityandthewhitesymbolizesunityandjustice.AnotherinterpretationoftheLaotianflagstatesthewhitecirclesymbolizesthefullmoonovertheblueMekongRiver,whichrunsthroughandalongsidethemajorityofLaos.MALAYSIAThe14stripesandpointsofthestarrepresentthe13memberstatesoftheMalaysianfederationandtheFederalDistrictofKualaLumpur.Theyrepresentequalstatusinthefederationofthestatesandinthefederalgovernment.ThecrescentandstarimageryrepresentIslam,andyellowisatraditionalroyalcolor.ThebluesquarestandsforunityoftheMalaysianpeople.ThebluewasoriginallyadoptedfromtheBritishUnionJackandrepresentedMalaysia'slinktoBritain.MALDIVESTheredbaserepresentsthebloodspilledforindependenceandthenation'ssovereignty.Thegreenstandsforpeaceandprosperityaswellasthecountry'swealthofpalmtreesandthecrescentsymbolizestheIslamicfaithoftheislandnation.MYANMARTheBluerepresentspeaceandendurance.Theredsymbolizescourageandgallantry,andthewhitestandsforpurityandhonor.Together,thecogwheelandearsofricerepresentthecountry'sindustryandagriculture,aswellastheunionoftheworkersandthepeasantclass.The14starsabovethe14cogsrepresentthe14statesthatformtheUnionofMyanmar.NEPALThecrimson/redcolorisatraditionalNepalesecolorandtheblueoutlinededgerepresentsthecountry'speacefulnature.ThetwotriangularportionsoftheNepaleseflagrepresenttheHimalayanMountainsandthetwomainreligionsofthenation-whichareBuddhismandHinduism.Themoonandsunoriginallyrepresentedtheroyalfamilyandtheprimeminister'sfamily,theRanafamily.Theyalsorepresentthecountry'sdesiretoliveaslongasthesunandmoon.PAKISTANGreenisatraditionalIslamiccolorandthecrescentandstararealsoIslamicsymbols.Thewhitestriperepresentsthenon-Muslim,minority,religiousgroupsinPakistan.Accordingtomodernmeaning,thegreenrepresentsprosperity;whitesymbolizespeace;thewhitecrescentrepresentsprogress;andthewhitestarrepresentslightandknowledge.PHILIPPINESThebluestripesymbolizespatriotismandjustice.Theredrepresentsvalorandthebloodspiltforfreedomandindependenceandthewhitestandsforpeaceandpurity.ThewhitetrianglerepresentsequalityandtheKatipunannationalistorganization.ThethreestarsrepresentthethreemaingeographicalregionsofthePhilippines:Luzon,MindanaoandVisayas.ThesunrepresentsindependenceanditseightraysrepresenttheeightprovincesthatledthePhilippineuprisingagainstSpanishrule.SINGAPORETheredrepresentsuniversalbrotherhoodandequalityofmanandthewhitestandsforpurityandvirtue.Thecrescentmoon,symbolizestheyoungnationofSingaporeontheriseandthefivestarsrepresentthecountry'sidealsofdemocracy,peace,progress,justiceandequality.SRILANKAThegreenstriperepresentsSriLanka'sminorityMuslimsandtheorangestripetheminorityHinduTamils.TheyellowrepresentsBuddhismandthecrimsonstandsforalonglife.Thegoldenlionisanancientsymbolofthepeopleandtheswordisasymbolofauthority.ThepipultreeleavesareaBuddhistsymbolandcomefromthetree,underwhichGautamaissaidtohavereceivedenlightenmentandbecomeBuddha.Individuallytheleavesrepresentlove,compassion,sympathyandequanimity.THAILANDTheredstripesrepresentthebloodspilttomaintainThailand'sindependence.ThewhitestandsforpurityandisthecolorofBuddhismwhichisthecountry'smainreligion.BlueisThailand'snationalcoloranditrepresentstheThaimonarch