Malaysian Transport Minister

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  "MH370 Search To End Next Week": Malaysian Minister

  The search for flight MH370 will end next week, Malaysia's transport minister said Wednesday, more than four years after the plane disappeared and triggered one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

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  Hunt For Missing Flight MH370 To End In 2 Weeks: Official

  The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia's transport minister said on Friday, as relatives of passengers demanded authorities push on with the search.

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  Malaysia Says Almost Certain Debris Found Off Madagascar Is From a Boeing 777

  Malaysia is "almost certain" that plane debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777, the deputy transport minister said today, heightening the possibility it could be wreckage from missing Flight MH370.

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  Malaysia Says Committed to MH370 Hunt Despite Ship Pull-Out

  Malaysia today insisted it was committed to completing the hunt for missing flight MH370 despite not renewing its contract with one of three search vessels scanning the Indian Ocean seabed.

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  MH17 Crash: Victims' Kin Can Visit Reconstructed Wreckage Site

  Malaysian Transport minister Liow Tiong Lai today said the relatives of passengers and crew of the crashed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 can visit a reconstructed wreckage site in the Netherlands.

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  No Wreckage of Missing AirAsia Plane Found Yet: Malaysia

  Amid reports that the missing AirAsia plane has crashed, the Malaysian Transport Minister today dismissed the claims that wreckage of the aircraft, carrying 162 people, had been found.

• MH17 Black Boxes Will Go to UK for Analysis, Says Malaysian Minister

  Black boxes from the Malaysian jetliner downed over eastern Ukraine will be sent to a lab in the United Kingdom, said Malaysia's deputy transport minister on Tuesday.

• Malaysia Says Russia Trying Best to Ensure Safe Route to Crash Site

  Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said on Saturday he believed Russia was doing its best to ensure a safe route to the site of the downed Flight MH17.

• Malaysia Says Doomed Plane's Route Major 'Highway in the Sky'

  Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the route taken by Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was a major "highway in the sky" and said it never strayed into restricted air space.

• Malaysia Minister Heads for Ukraine to Ensure Access to Downed Plane

  Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai will fly to the Ukraine capital of Kiev on Saturday to ensure an investigating team gets safe access to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

• Malaysia says evidence of final 'ping' from MH370 at 0019 GMT

  Satellite data that confirmed a Malaysian jetliner missing for more than two weeks crashed in the Indian Ocean included a final electronic signal that is still being investigated, Malaysian acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Tuesday.

• China satellite spots possible debris of missing jet: Malaysia

  China has new satellite images of one or more floating objects that could be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Saturday.

• Highlights: 25 nations involved in search operation for Malaysia Airlines jet, says transport minister

  Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein today held a press briefing on the steps his government is taking to find missing MH370 flight, which mysteriously disappeared on March 8.

• Vietnam suspends air search for missing Malaysian jet

  "We've decided to temporarily suspend some search and rescue activities, pending information from Malaysia," deputy minister of transport Pham Quy Tieu said, adding that boats were still searching the area, but on a smaller scale.

• Malaysia to have Tamil announcements at international airports

  Multi-ethnic Malaysia, which has a sizeable ethnic Indian population, is set to have announcements in Tamil language at its international airports. Malaysian Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha has recommended that announcements in Tamil be made available at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal starting next year. "T...