The first funerals for passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines jet will be held this weekend, as a Malaysian official urges relatives of those presumed dead to "face reality".
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Friday on his Facebook account that the preliminary report on the missing MH370 flight was released based on the principle of openness and transparency.
Malaysian acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Friday that he would attend a trilateral meeting with China and Australia on issues related to the missing MH370 flight.
The missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was carrying 4.566 tons of mangosteens and 200 pieces of lithium ion batteries weighing about 2.453 tons.
Malaysia Airlines on Thursday advised relatives of passengers on missing flight MH370 to leave the hotels where they have been staying.
The Malaysian Ministry of Transport recommends the International Civil Aviation Organization examine the safety benefits of introducing a standard for real-time aircraft tracking.
Malaysia Airlines' Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said Thursday in a statement that the families of the missing MH370 flight are advised to receive information at their homes.
A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as potential debris from MH370.
Malaysian acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said here Tuesday in a statement that the credibility of a report citing the detection of potential aircraft wreckage in the Bay of Bengal would be assessed.
Members of a Malaysian support team - who arrived in Beijing the day the jet went missing to help relatives of passengers - have opened up about how they were gradually accepted.
Malaysian Defence Minister said that Japan had requested to participate in the international expert panel for the missing plane investigation during his meeting with his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera.
A new phase of searching a missing Malaysia plane would focus on a far larger area of the Indian Ocean floor, which could take about six to eight months.