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Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines: Nearly three days after the Boeing 777 with 239 people on board disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, no debris has been seen in Southeast Asian waters. , according to CBC. The search effort, involving at least 34 aircraft and 40 ships from several countries, was being widened to a 100-nautical mile 185-kilometre radius from the point the plane vanished from radar screens between Malaysia and Vietnam early Saturday with no distress signal. Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, FlightAware.com /Based on Associated Press, Reuters, FlightAware.com Authorities questioned travel agents Monday at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation into what they were doing on the flight. Five passengers who checked in for Flight MH370 didn't board the plane, and their luggage was removed from it, Malaysian authorities said. Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said this also was being investigated, but he didn't say whether this was suspicious. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: 'Mystery compounded by mystery' Malaysia Airlines: Friends of former Montreal couple await news 8 reasons why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared Explore the massive search effort for the Malaysia Airlines plane Malaysia Airlines has good safety record (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.