It’s been ten years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board. While some debris has been found that the Malaysian authorities say is from the missing plane, neither […]
MH370: mixed emotions as next of kin gather for 10-year anniversary remembrance
Sentiments at the MH370 10th anniversary remembrance event in Kuala Lumpur were mixed: tears of grief from some of the next of kin who were overcome by emotion at certain points in the […]
Malaysia set to discuss new MH370 search proposal with seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity
Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, said at the MH370 10th anniversary remembrance event in Kuala Lumpur that the ministry was ready to invite the American seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity to Malaysia […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents shocked by Malaysian TV documentary about the teenager’s disappearance and death
The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin, have expressed their shock and disappointment over a documentary about Nóra’s disappearance and death that was aired on Malaysian television on […]
MH370: nine years on, next of kin urge the Malaysian government to accept a new search proposal
This article has been updated. It’s been nine years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board. The next of kin have again highlighted the global implications of the […]
King names Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister
Malaysia’s king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, announced today (Thursday) that Anwar Ibrahim would be the country’s 10th prime minister. The swearing-in ceremony took place at 5 p.m. at the national palace […]
Malaysians watch and wait as post-election negotiations continue
Malaysians are still waiting to see who will be appointed as the country’s new prime minister. Negotiations between party representatives are continuing and tomorrow (Thursday) the king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, […]
MH370: eight years on from the plane’s disappearance, Ocean Infinity commits to new search
This article was updated on April 24 and on June 20, with additional updates on June 22 and September 16. It’s been eight years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 […]
Nóra Quoirin: judge in Malaysia overturns coroner’s verdict
This article is an expanded version of my piece in The Irish Times. UPDATE: Nóra Quoirin’s parents have reached a settlement in the legal actions they brought against Facebook and retired Irish […]
MH370: seven years on, next of kin call for the search to resume
It’s been seven years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board and the next of kin say they are no closer to knowing what happened to the plane […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents seek high court revision of inquest verdict
This is an expanded version of my article in The Irish Times. Update: the application for revision of the verdict was filed on February 5. The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin […]
Nóra Quoirin’s family ‘utterly disappointed’ by Malaysian coroner’s verdict
Malaysian coroner Maimoonah Aid has ruled that no third party was involved in the death of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin. She said it was “more probable than not” that Nóra died by […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents give evidence at the inquest into the teenager’s death in Malaysia
Nóra’s parents said they heard muffled sounds in their chalet the night Nóra disappeared. Sebastien Quoirin said Nóra lacked the stamina and skills to survive alone in the jungle for seven days. […]
A year after Nóra Quoirin’s death, her parents remain convinced she was abducted
One year ago – on August 13 – the body of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin was found in a Malaysian jungle about two kilometres from the Dusun resort where she had been […]
MH370: six years on, next of kin call for the search to resume
Next of kin of passengers and crew who were on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 when it disappeared six years ago gathered at a remembrance event today in Putrajaya, south of Kuala […]
Defence filed in civil suit about Nóra Quoirin’s disappearance and death
The woman who is cited as the defendant in the civil lawsuit brought by the parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared and died in the Malaysian jungle last August, says that, […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents demand justice after Malaysian authorities close case
This article has been updated to include the call by two French deputies for the case to be reopened. The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared from a holiday resort […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents file civil suit over teenager’s disappearance and death
An initial version of this article was published by the Irish Times. Lawyers in Malaysia representing the parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin have filed a civil suit against the person they […]
Malaysian lawyer suspects Nóra Quoirin was abducted, and says inquest should be held
The lawyer in Malaysia who is representing the family of Nóra Quoirin says he suspects that the Franco-Irish teenager was abducted. Nóra went missing in August when on holiday with her family […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents suspect ‘criminal element’ in her death and ask for inquest
Nóra Quoirin’s parents have said that they believe there was a criminal element in the disappearance and death of their daughter and have called on the Malaysian authorities to open an inquest. […]