Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 victims' families converged on The Square at Publika, Sunday in remembrance of the people on board the ill-fated aircraft which disappeared last March.

It was heartwrenching to see families and relatives at the event billed, 'MH370 Day of Remembrance' an initiative by the MH370 Family Support Group, 'Voice370'.

One pertinent message reverberated throughout the day: a compelling need to seek the truth to enable appropriate remedial action on aviation safety.

Next of kins
Relatives of the missing MAS Flight MH370 take part during the "MH370 Day of Remembrance" at Publika Kuala Lumpur. Most of those who attended the event, held on March 8, 2015, were MH370 victims' families and friends from Malaysia and China. - Photo Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar

The crowd, made up of people from all walks of life, came with one mission: to show their support for the bereaved families who are gradually coming to terms or drawing the curtains on their year-long grief.

Local celebrities also lent their undivided support with performances by Brendan DeCruz & the Band and Juwita Suwito and a video show of messages from flight MH370 families and friends in hope for the return of their loved ones as well as as for the government to continue searching for the lost aircraft.

It was heart-wrenching to witness Grace Nathan, whose mother Anne Daisy was one of the passenger on board flight MH370, in a poignant tribute to her mother, said: "Ma, I would give everything in my life to have you back."

The three-hour event which was attended by about 200 people attracted curious onlookers who stopped to watch a 'live' crossover with families in India and France via Skype.


Message board
A relative of a Chinese passenger from the missing MAS Flight MH370 writes a massage on a board during the "Remembrance for MH370" at Publika, Kuala Lumpur. An investigation into the aircraft's mysterious disappearance has so far found no red flags relating to the crew or mechanical issues, according to an interim report released by ICAO. - Photo Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar

K.S Narendran, who is Chandrika Sharma's husband, in a Skype session from Chennai reminded victims' family members that a closure is still far from reality.

"It's a tough and difficult day for us and let me remind everybody that we have an unfinished business with respect to the search of flight MH370," said Narendran.



Hope message
"KK, we're still waiting for you to come home. Miss you my love!!" was among the many messages penned by loved ones of those on board MAS Flight MH370 that went missing on March 8, 2014. The event at Publika KL yesterday was organised by Voice370, the family support group of MH370 next-of-kin. - Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar
Flight MH370 vanished at night over the South China Sea after turning away from its north-bound route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The search of the south corridor of Indian Ocean crash zone is expected to end in May.

But while both Malaysia and Australia say they are committed to finding the plane, neither has given a clear indication what will happen after May.

[PHOTO GALLERY: "MH370 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AT PUBLIKA, KL