Action still needs to be taken against the shoe distributor alleged to have printed Malaysia’s coat of arms or ‘Jata Negara’ on the inside of its shoes although the company has openly apologised for insulting the national symbol, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.

He said stern action was needed as national emblems, including the coat of arms, must be respected and that this was the second such incident after copies of a book featuring a logo similar to Malaysia's coat of arms were seized recently.