He himself confirmed that satellite data (alledgedly cross-checked with US and other countries) shows the plane was still up in the air until at least 8:30AM Malaysian Time (~4-5 hours after the disappearance iirc).
Search and Rescue operations in the South China Sea (east of Malaysia) have been cancelled - the search now focuses west of Malaysia.
I quote (emphasis mine) :
"the last satellite communication occurred in one of two possible corridors, a northern corridor, stretching approximately from the border of Kazakshtan and Turkemistan to northern Thailand, and a southern corridor, stretching approximately from Indonesia to southern Indian Ocean."
PM exited the press conference right after ending his speech, not answering questions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwRUf4NlwDc
He himself confirmed that satellite data (alledgedly cross-checked with US and other countries) shows the plane was still up in the air until at least 8:30AM Malaysian Time (~4-5 hours after the disappearance iirc).
Search and Rescue operations in the South China Sea (east of Malaysia) have been cancelled - the search now focuses west of Malaysia.
I quote (emphasis mine) : "the last satellite communication occurred in one of two possible corridors, a northern corridor, stretching approximately from the border of Kazakshtan and Turkemistan to northern Thailand, and a southern corridor, stretching approximately from Indonesia to southern Indian Ocean."
PM exited the press conference right after ending his speech, not answering questions.