MH370 : Suspected Aircraft Oil slicks spotted

Vietnamese air force planes spotted two oil slicks, each between 6 and 9 miles long off the southern tip of Vietnam, the AP reported citing a Vietnamese government statement. The statement said the slicks were consistent with the kinds expected to be left by a crashed jetliner.

MH370 : More Than 40 Ships in Search and Rescue Mission

Image showing ships from different countries searching for the debris of flight MH370.

MH370 : Suspected Aircraft Debris Spotted

Some debris has been reportedly spotted off the east coast of West Malaysia, but it is still unconfirmed if it belonged to the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, according to a top Chinese aviation official.

Civil Aviation Administration of China director Li Jiaxiang said the sighting was made in an "area of longitude 103.29 degrees east and a latitude 6.42 degrees north.

“With relevant technical measures, suspected debris has been seen in the area of longitude 103.29 degrees east and a latitude 6.42 degrees north. This is pending confirmation by the arrival of the search teams,” said Li in Beijing, according to news reports.

Read more at: http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/debris-spotted-but-unsure-if-it-belongs-to-mh370-chinese-aviation-official-31535?cp

20 Staff of Freescale Semiconductor Onboard MH370

Staff from semiconductor company, Freescale Semiconductor, were among 20 Malaysians onboard MAS flight MH370 which went missing over Vietnam-controlled airspace early today. Below is a statement from their Senior Manager, Corporate

“We can confirm that there were members of the Freescale team on the flight. We’re continuing to monitor the situation and will have more information as it becomes available. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those affected by this event and we are doing our best to help them with this tragedy. Counselors and other professionals are available through our Employee Assistance Program with around-the-clock assistance for those who are experiencing difficulty with this incident.”
Communication, Asia Pacific, Gloria Shiu.

MH370 Missing From Radar

MISSING MH370 Passenger Name List

Following are some of the names of passengers onboard the missing MH370.

Fariq Ab. Hamid

Zaharie Ahmad Shah

Foong Wai Yueng

Goh Sock Lay

Gomes Patrick Francis

Mohd. Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan

Junaidi Mohd. Kassim

Andrew Nari

Ng Yar Chien

Tan Ser Kuin

Tan Size Hiang

Wan Syaid Wan Ismail

Anne Catherine Daisy 

Bai Xiaow 

Beherey Usage Waitrelos Laurence Arlet 

Biby Nazli Mohd. Hassim 

Brooskii Nikolath 

Burrows Rooney

Chan Huan Peen 

Chen Weihoing 

Chew Kar Mooi 

Chng Mei Ling 

Chuang Hsiu Ling 

Chustrak Oleg 

Deineka Sergii 

Dina Mohamed Yunus Ramli

Maria Mohamed Yunus Ramli

Gu Naijun 

Guan Hua Jin 

Huang Tianjui 

Hue Pui Heng 

Jee Jing Hang 

Jiang Cuiyun (CHN)

Koh Tiong Meng (MYS)

Kolekar Chetana Vinod (IND)

Kolekar Vinod Suresh (IND)

Kozel Christian (AUT)

Lawton Catherine (AUS)

Lawton Robert (AUS)

Lee Kah Kin (MYS)

Lee Sew Chu (MYS)

Li Hongjing (CHN)

Li Yuan (AUS)

Lim Por Chua (MYS)

Lui Ching (CHN)

Maraldi Luigi (ITA)

Meng Leoinf (USA)

Meng Nicole (USA)

Mohamad Sofian Ibrahim (MYS)

Mohd. Khairul Amril Selamat (MYS)

Muhammad Drazahan Zamani (MYS)

Mukherjee Muktesh (CAN)

Muzi Yusop (MYS)

Ng May Li (MYS)

Noorida Mohd. Hashim (MYS)

Nor Fadzillah Mat Rahim (MYS)

Norliakmar Hamid (MYS)

Ramlan Safuan (MYS)

Sharma Chandrika (IND)

Shirsath Kranti Pralhad (IND)

Sim Keng Wei (MYS)

Siregar Firman Chandra (IND)

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Missing

Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in South China Sea with 239 people aboard

(Reuters) - A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew crashed in the South China Sea on Saturday, Vietnamese state media said, quoting a senior naval official.
The Boeing 777-200ER flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing had been missing for hours when Vietnam's Tuoi Tre news quoted Admiral Ngo Van Phat as saying he had asked boats from an island off south Vietnam to rush to the crash site.

If the report is confirmed, it would mark the U.S.-built airliner's deadliest crash since entering service 19 years ago.

Malaysia Airlines had yet to confirm that the aircraft had crashed. It said earlier in the day that no distress signal had been given and cited early speculation that the plane may have landed in Nanming in southern China.

Flight MH370, operating a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, last had contact with air traffic controllers 120 nautical miles off the east coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bharu, Malaysia Airlines chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said in a statement read to a news conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia and Vietnam were conducting a joint search and rescue, he said but gave no details. China has also sent two maritime rescue ships to the South China Sea to help in any rescue, state television said on one of its microblogs.

"We are extremely worried," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing before the Vietnamese report that the plane had crashed. "The news is very disturbing. We hope everyone on the plane is safe."

The flight left Kuala Lumpur at 12.21 a.m. (11.21 a.m. ET Friday) but no trace had been found of the plane hours after it was due to land in the Chinese capital at 6.30 a.m. (5.30 p.m. ET Friday) the same day.

"We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts with flight MH370," Jauhari said.
Malaysia Airlines said people from 14 nationalities were among the 227 passengers, including at least 152 Chinese, 38 Malaysians, 12 Indonesians, six Australians and three Americans. It also said a Chinese infant and an American infant were on board.

If it is confirmed that the plane has crashed, the loss would mark the second fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 in less than a year and by far the worst since the jet entered service in 1995.
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER crash-landed in San Francisco in July 2013, killing three passengers and injuring more than 180.

Boeing said it was aware of reports that the Malaysia Airlines plane was missing and was monitoring the situation but had no further comment. The flight was operating as a China Southern Airlines codeshare.

An official at the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said the plane had failed to check in as scheduled at 1721 GMT while it was flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh city.

Anwar Guilty of Sodomy II, 5 year Jail.

In a dramatic turn, Anwar Ibrahim the opposition leader sentenced to 5 years jail after overturning a High Court decision to free him of sodomy charge in 2012. The court allowed stay of sentencing pending Anwar's appeal to the Federal Court and bail set at RM10000.

Anwar's supporters protested and claims that this is an attempt to disqualify him from Kajang by-election and end his political career.

Pelajar SPM tanpa Kad Pangenalan

 Vaitheeswaary Kalai Selvam yang merupakan seorang pelajar Tingkatan Lima di Sekolah Menengah Mutiara Rini Dua, Skudai, Johor Bahru, mungkin tidak dapat memenuhi impiannya untuk menduduki peperiksaan SPM tahun ini. Ini kerana pelajar ini tidak memiliki kad pangenalan.

Bapanya Kalai Selvam merupakan seorang warga Malaysia manakala ibunya merupakan seorang warga Singapura. Mereka berkahwin secara adat perkahwinan Hindu tetapi gagal mendaftarkan perkahwinan mereka. Walaupun bagaimanapun mereka mendaftarkan perkahwinan mereka selepas kelahiran Vaitheeswaary.

Bapa Vaitheeswary, Kalai Selvam, hanya menyedari masalah anaknya ketika permohanan kad pengenalan anaknya ditolak oleh Jabatan Pendaftaran Johor Bahru walaupun sebelum ini anaknya memiliki surat kelahiran sah daripada Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru.

"Saya tidak sangka anak saya yang dilahirkan di Hospital Besar Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru dan mempunyai surat kelahiran yang sah tetapi tidak mempunyai kewarganegaraan," kata Kalai Selvam, bapa Vaitheeswaary.
Keadaan menjadi keruh apabila ibu kandung Vaitheeswaary meninggal dunia. "Kami tidak tahu dengan siapa lagi akan kami mengadu," ujar Kalai Selvam lagi.

Tanpa dokumen pengenalan diri dan status warga negara yang jelas, masa depan Vaitheeswary dalam gelap.

By : Saminathan Munisamy