The Malaysian government has agreed to extend its agreement with the maritime exploration company Ocean Infinity to continue the underwater search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern […]
MH370: 12 years on, next of kin pledge to continue the search and the fight for answers
This article has been updated to include a statement from Ocean Infinity’s CEO, Oliver Plunkett. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing 12 years ago today (March 8). The plane had 227 passengers […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents say Malaysia has thwarted French inquiry into her death
The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared from a holiday chalet in Malaysia in August 2019, and whose body was found in the jungle ten days later, say they are […]
Ocean Infinity will resume its search for MH370 on December 30, Malaysian government announces
UPDATE: On arrival at the MH370 search area in the early hours of this morning (December 31 Malaysia time), Ocean Infinity’s Armada 86 05 vessel stopped just outside what is known as […]
Draft agreement about new MH370 search still under review in attorney general’s office in Malaysia
Update: Malaysia’s transport minister, Anthony Loke, said today (February 20) that the contract for a new search for MH370 by Ocean Infinity was expected to be finalised in the coming days. “We […]
Next of kin still awaiting Malaysian government’s decision about proposed new search for MH370
This article has been updated. Nearly two months after the Malaysian Cabinet agreed in principle to accept the proposal from US-based Ocean Infinity to proceed with seabed search operations to locate the […]
Malaysian government agrees in principle to new search for MH370
The Malaysian government has agreed in principle to Ocean Infinity’s proposal for a new search for MH370. The transport ministry is negotiating the terms and conditions of the agreement, which is expected […]
Next of kin await Malaysian government’s decision about new search for MH370
UPDATE: The Malaysian government has agreed in principle to Ocean Infinity’s proposal for a new search for MH370. The transport ministry is negotiating the terms and conditions of the agreement, which is […]
MH370: ten years on, next of kin still don’t know what happened to their loved-ones
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 […]
Asia for Animals: using Species Victim Impact Statements to combat wildlife crime
The global illegal wildlife trade is valued at more than $US20 billion per year and it is the world’s fourth most lucrative black market. Delegates at the 2023 Asia for Animals (AfA) conference […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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