The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, on Monday expressed his sympathy over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 that is believed to have ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
He said that though the search for the missing plane was still ongoing, he felt sad and sympathised with the families of the passengers and crew of the flight.
"I pray that the search will have a definite and satisfying answer for all parties, especially to those who are still waiting for news.
"I hope the Malaysian government will continue the search to find the right answer to the tragedy and I hope they will be patient in facing this dire situation," he said when opening the first meeting of the second session of the Selangor state legislative assembly, here.
Flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, left the KL International Airport at 12.41 am on March 8 and disappeared from radar screens about an hour later while over the South China Sea. It was to have landed in Beijing at 6.30 am on the same day.
A multinational search was mounted for the aircraft, first in the South China Sea and then, after it was learned that the plane had veered off course, along two corridors - the northern corridor stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand and the southern corridor, from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean.
Following an unprecedented type of analysis of satellite data, United Kingdom satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that Flight MH370 flew along the southern corridor and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, Australia.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak then announced on March 24, seventeen days after the disappearance of Boeing 777-200 aircraft, that Flight MH370 "ended in the southern Indian Ocean". The search continues there.
Sultan Sharafuddin also said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on February 26 between the Selangor and federal governments on the water industry restructuring in Selangor would benefit the people in the state.
He also wanted the state government to focus on the welfare of the people in the state, which had a population of more than 5.5 million.
"I want the state executive councillors, elected representatives, civil servants, penghulus and village chiefs, community and youth leaders as well as the corporate and private sectors to work together with Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to implement the policies and development programmes to raise the people's living standard and spearhead the state's development," he said.
The sultan also reminded all state assemblymen to ensure that the meetings of the state assembly ran smoothly according to procedure and that they observed the proper decorum as elected representatives.
He also asked the elected representatives not to have conflicts or arguments over trivial matters, but to discharge their duties for the benefit of the people and the state.
Earlier, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was sworn in as the Kajang state assemblyman before Speaker Hannah Yeoh.
This was because they would not only continue to get the free 20 cubic metres of water every month but also uninterrupted water supply at reasonable tariffs, he said.
He said that though the search for the missing plane was still ongoing, he felt sad and sympathised with the families of the passengers and crew of the flight.
"I pray that the search will have a definite and satisfying answer for all parties, especially to those who are still waiting for news.
"I hope the Malaysian government will continue the search to find the right answer to the tragedy and I hope they will be patient in facing this dire situation," he said when opening the first meeting of the second session of the Selangor state legislative assembly, here.
Flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, left the KL International Airport at 12.41 am on March 8 and disappeared from radar screens about an hour later while over the South China Sea. It was to have landed in Beijing at 6.30 am on the same day.
A multinational search was mounted for the aircraft, first in the South China Sea and then, after it was learned that the plane had veered off course, along two corridors - the northern corridor stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand and the southern corridor, from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean.
Following an unprecedented type of analysis of satellite data, United Kingdom satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that Flight MH370 flew along the southern corridor and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, Australia.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak then announced on March 24, seventeen days after the disappearance of Boeing 777-200 aircraft, that Flight MH370 "ended in the southern Indian Ocean". The search continues there.
Sultan Sharafuddin also said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on February 26 between the Selangor and federal governments on the water industry restructuring in Selangor would benefit the people in the state.
He also wanted the state government to focus on the welfare of the people in the state, which had a population of more than 5.5 million.
"I want the state executive councillors, elected representatives, civil servants, penghulus and village chiefs, community and youth leaders as well as the corporate and private sectors to work together with Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to implement the policies and development programmes to raise the people's living standard and spearhead the state's development," he said.
The sultan also reminded all state assemblymen to ensure that the meetings of the state assembly ran smoothly according to procedure and that they observed the proper decorum as elected representatives.
He also asked the elected representatives not to have conflicts or arguments over trivial matters, but to discharge their duties for the benefit of the people and the state.
Earlier, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was sworn in as the Kajang state assemblyman before Speaker Hannah Yeoh.
This was because they would not only continue to get the free 20 cubic metres of water every month but also uninterrupted water supply at reasonable tariffs, he said.
