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<h3 style="text-align:center">Cambodia and Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370</h3>
<p>Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing on {{Day 001}}.</p>
<p>On {{Day 008}} the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak revealed in a Press Statement on MH370 that based on new satellite data, "the aviation authorities of Malaysia and their international counterparts have determined that the plane’s last communication with the satellite was in one of two possible corridors: a northern corridor stretching approximately from the border of [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Turkmenistan]] to northern [[Thailand]], or a southern corridor stretching approximately from Indonesia to the southern Indian ocean"<ref name="Najib_Day008" />.</p>
<p>On {{Day 010}} Hishammuddin Hussein, Minister of Defence and Acting Minister of Transport (Malaysia) stated<ref name="Statements_Day009" />:-</p>
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<p>In the last 24 hours, the Prime Minister has spoken to the Prime Minister of [[Bangladesh]], the President of [[Turkmenistan]], the President of [[Kazakhstan]] and Prime Minister of [[India]].</p>
<p>Yesterday the Foreign Ministry of Malaysia briefed representatives from countries along the northern and southern corridors.</p>
<p>At 2pm today, the Foreign Ministry of Malaysia briefed representatives from 22 countries, including those along the northern and southern search corridors, as well other countries that may be able to help. These include [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[India]], [[China]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Australia]].</p>
<p>Malaysian officials are requesting support from these countries<ref name="Lessons" /> – as well as others. This support includes general satellite data, radar playback – both primary and secondary – provisions for ground, sea and aerial search, and assets as appropriate.</p>
<p>We are currently discussing with all partners how best to deploy assets along the two search corridors. At this stage, both the northern and southern corridors are being treated with equal importance.</p>
<p>We are asking countries that have satellite assets, including the [[USA|US]], [[China]] and [[France]] amongst others, to provide further satellite data. And we are contacting additional countries who may be able to contribute specific assets relevant to the search and rescue operation. Surveillance aircraft are required, and maritime vessels are needed, particularly for the southern corridor.</p>
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<p> In [[Cambodia]], 4 helicopters conducted search operations within Cambodian territory..<ref name="Statements_Day013" /></p><br />
<p>A graphic depicting the 'northern corridor' and additional information is shown below.</p>
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<p><b>Explanation of the Grid</b></p>
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<p>In the northern corridor, we have divided the search area into seven quadrants. Each of the seven quadrants is 400 nautical miles by 400 nautical miles – or 160,000 square nautical miles in total.<ref name="Statements_Day011" /></p>
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<p><b>Diplomatic Notes</b></p>
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<p>Diplomatic Notes were sent through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (MOFA) to all the relevant countries within the corridors on a government to government basis.<ref name="Lessons" /> </p>
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<p><b>Countries leading search in Northern Corridor</b></p>
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<p>In the northern corridor, [[China]] and [[Kazakhstan]] have agreed to lead in the search areas closest to their countries.<ref name="Statements_Day011" /></p>
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<p><b>Feedback from Diplomatic Notes</b></p>
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<p>In the northern corridor, in response to diplomatic notes, we can confirm that [[China]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Kazakhstan]] have verbally informed the search and rescue operation that based on preliminary analysis, there have been no sightings of the aircraft on their radar.<ref name="Statements_Day015" /></p>
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<h5>Malaysia Airlines' Flight Following System Error</h5>
<p>One of the misleading pieces of information on {{Day 001}} was the inference that MH370 was flying in Cambodian airspace. This was clarified on {{Day 056}}, as shown below:-</p>
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<p>When KL-ATCC (Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre) Watch Supervisor queried Malaysia Airlines OPS (Operations) on the status of MH370, Malaysia Airlines OPS informed KL-ATCC Supervisor that MH370 was still sighted over Cambodian airspace in the Flight-Following System, which is based on a flight-projection.</p>
<p>The word “Cambodia” was displayed by the Flight-Following System on the screen when zoomed-in, leading Malaysia Airlines to deduce that the aircraft was flying in Cambodian airspace. The Flight-Following System did not display the name “Vietnam”, even though the aircraft was over Vietnam airspace.</p>
<p style="text-align:center">Media Statement 30 - MH370 Incident, Malaysia Airlines {{RefID:MAS-MS30-056 }}</p>
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<h5>References</h5>
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<ref name="Najib_Day008">March 15, 2014 at 3:00 PM GMT+8 [[MH370News:2014/Day 008|PM Najib Razak’s Press Statement on MH370]]</ref>
<ref name="Statements_Day009">Sunday, March 16, 05:30 PM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - [[MH370News:2014/Day 009|MH370 Press Briefing by Hishammuddin Hussein, Minister of Defence and Acting Minister of Transport]]</ref>
<ref name="Lessons"><i>MH370 Search and Rescue Operations and Lesson Learnt</i> {{RefID:ICAO-RPTMY-324}}<br />This paper was presented by Malaysia to the Third Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Regional Search and Rescue Task Force (APSAR/TF/3), Maldives, 25 – 29 January 2015.</ref>
<ref name="Statements_Day011">05:30 PM MH370 [[MH370News:2014/Day 011|Press Briefing by Hishammuddin Hussein]] on 18th March 2014.</ref>
<ref name="Statements_Day013">Thursday, March 20, 05:30 PM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - MH370 [[MH370News:2014/Day 013|Press Briefing by Hishammuddin Hussein]], Minister of Defence and Acting Minister of Transport</ref>
<ref name="Statements_Day015">05:59 PM Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - [[MH370News:2014/Day 015|Press Briefing by Hishammuddin Hussein]], Minister of Defence and Acting Minister of Transport.</ref>
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