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 […]
MH370: seven years on, next of kin call for the search to resume
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. […]
Missing in Malaysia: search for vulnerable schoolgirl Nóra Quoirin enters 8th day
Update: After a ten-hour postmortem on Nóra’s body, which was found in the jungle on Tuesday, Malaysian police said there was no evidence of foul play. Negeri Sembilan police chief Mohamad Mat […]
Malaysian police search for vulnerable schoolgirl missing from holiday resort
This article includes numerous updates (see additions at the end). My further day-to-day reporting about Nora’s disappearance can be found on the Irish Times. Police in Malaysia are searching for a 15-year-old […]
Bruno Manser Fund alleges land grab illegalities by palm oil company in Sarawak
The Swiss-based NGO the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF)¹ alleges in a new report that the Malaysian oil palm plantation company Radiant Lagoon has breached numerous regulations during logging operations in Sarawak on […]
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak goes on trial after lengthy delay
The trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak started today (Wednesday) at the Kuala Lumpur High Court after a seven-week delay. The trial that began today concerns just seven of the […]
Five years on, there are more questions than answers about the disappearance of MH370
Five years ago today (Friday) Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radar and the next of kin of the 239 people on board entered a nightmare that is still continuing. While some […]
Five years on: relatives gathered for MH370 remembrance say the search must continue
Next of kin of passengers and crew who were on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (Sunday) for a remembrance event to mark the upcoming five-year […]
Indigenous communities in Sarawak call for an end to oil palm encroachment beside UNESCO heritage site
Indigenous communities in Sarawak are calling for an end to encroachment onto their traditional lands and the Swiss-based NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund¹, is urging the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the oil […]
Trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is postponed pending an appeal
The trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak on corruption charges has been postponed pending an appeal over a procedural matter. No new date has been set. Najib has pleaded not […]
MH370: next of kin hand over debris found in Madagascar to Malaysia’s transport minister
This article has been updated to include the safety investigation team’s debris examination report. Relatives of passengers and crew who were on board MH370 met Malaysia’s transport minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook, […]
