KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Search and rescue efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have been expanded beyond the flight path and the focus now is "on the West Peninsular of Malaysia at the Straits of Malacca," the airline said Tuesday in its latest statement.
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Malaysia cooperates with China in handling issues related to missing plane
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian authorities are working closely with the Chinese government in handling matters related to the missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft, said an official here Monday.
Hishamuddin Hussein, acting minister of transportation, said he just met with a delegation from China following his conversation with the Chinese leadership Sunday night. Full story
Malaysia intensifies search for missing jet: official
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Xinhua) -- An international team is intensifying and expanding its effort in the search of a missing plane, a Malaysian official said here Monday afternoon, more than 60 hours after it lost contact with air traffic control last Saturday.
"Our focus right now is to try to locate the aircraft," Hishammuddin Hussein, acting transport minister told a latest news conference as search and rescue teams continue their search in a vast area that includes the Andaman Sea as well as the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea. Full story
Oil slick not from missing plane
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Tests on a sample of the oil slick found off the Kelantan coast reveal that it was not from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, according to the local media. Full story
Chinese rescuers send oil samples for analysis
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese marine police rescuers have found oil slicks in waters around the search site for a missing Malaysian plane and have sent samples to relevant authorities for analysis. Full story
Chinese warship arrives at suspected site of missing Malaysian plane
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese warship Mianyang has arrived at the waters suspected to be the site of the missing Beijing-bound Malaysian jetliner, military sources said on Monday.Full story
Search for missing Malaysian jetliner continues
KUALA LUMPUR/HANOI/CANBERRA, March 9 (Xinhua) -- More aircraft and ships joined the multinational search operations for a Beijing-bound Malaysian jetliner Sunday, one day after it lost contact with air traffic control.Full story
News Analysis: Four mysteries about missing Malaysian plane
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 40 hours have passed since the missing Malaysian plane carrying 239 people, including more than 150 Chinese, lost contact with air traffic controllers.
Yet the fate of the China-bound Malaysia Airlines plane remains unknown, prompting speculations and worries.Full story
Malaysian passenger plane with 239 people aboard loses contact with air traffic control, including 160 Chinese nationals
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A Malaysian passenger plane carrying 239 people, including 227 passengers and 12 crew members, has lost contact with air traffic control after leaving Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, the carrier said Saturday.
Malaysia Airlines said flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200, lost touch with Subang Air Traffic Control around 02:40 a.m. local time Saturday morning (1840 GMT Friday).Full Story
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