The alleged discovery of an aircraft wreckage filled with human skeletons on an southern Philippine island has created much speculation especially as it had been linked to the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, which had been declared as missing.
It began with a claim by a teenager who said he stumbled upon the wreckage while hunting for birds in a valley on Sugbay Island, Tawi-Tawi early September.
He also claimed to have found a dilapidated piece of cloth at the same location which is said to be the Malaysian flag. He had initially wanted to it as a blanket.
“The residents on the island hunt birds for food and build their houses on the water. They don’t watch television and as such they have no knowledge of the outside world,” said Jamil Omar, the individual who lodged the police report on the find yesterday.
According to Jamil, the find had become the talk of the town and that is how his aunt, Siti Kayam, came to know about it. She is currently residing on the island and often travels to Sabah.
“She (Siti Kayam) was shocked to learn that the item, that was removed from the aircraft wreckage as claimed by the teenager, was the Malaysian flag,” Jamil told Astro AWANI.
Jamil said, the piece of cloth was still intact but had already been washed.
He added, several police officers had come to his home to record his aunt’s statement and took the piece of cloth with them.
On Saturday, Sabah police chief, Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman in a statement had confirmed receiving the police report at the Sandakan police station on Friday leading police to launch an investigation.
'Philippine police baffled'
In a related development, authorities in the southern Philippines were baffled over claims of the discovery of aircraft wreckage, with a Malaysian flag inside, in the jungles of a remote island.
A senior Philippine police officer at the regional headquarters for the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao said they had not received any report of a plane crash on any of their islands, The Star Online reported.
“We will investigate the matter but if there is any aircraft that has gone down in our area there would have been alerts from civil aviation authorities,” Supt Rodoleo Jocson said.
'Not compulsory'
An MAS cabin attendant told Astro AWANI that is was not compulsory for all of its aircraft to carry the Malaysian flag onboard.
“The flag was probably brought onboard by a passenger. You cannot simply link a dilapidated flag with MH370,” the attendant said.
Hakim Rahman
Sun Oct 11 2015
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of MH370 is still unanswered and various speculations that have surfaced are not helping investigations. - File Photo
Sarawak perkasa industri hiliran untuk hasilkan produk kayu bernilai tinggi
Kerajaan Sarawak akan terus memperkasakan industri hiliran seperti penghasilan biojisim bagi meningkatkan lagi pengeluaran produk kayu nilai tambah tinggi.
Duta, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia perlu mahir pelaburan, perdagangan
Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan mahu perwakilan ke luar negara iaitu Duta Besar dan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia mahir dalam aspek perdagangan bagi membawa masuk pelaburan ke dalam negara.
Malaysia kekal komited usaha reformasi ekonomi, terima inovasi dan pembangunan mampan
Malaysia kekal komited dalam usaha mereformasi ekonomi dan pada masa sama, bersedia menerima inovasi serta pembangunan mampan, kata TPM Fadillah.
PSM adakan mesyuarat pascanilai padang SNBJ awal minggu depan
Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia bakal mengadakan mesyuarat pascanilai (post-mortem) berkenaan isu padang SNBJ pada awal minggu hadapan.
Nyawa tiada nilai, maruah pula dibuat main oleh Israel
Sudahlah kejam, jijik, tidak beradap pula. Tidak cukup dengan kekejamannya membunuh berpuluh ribu rakyat Palestin, nyawa manusia di bumi Gaza itu bagaikan tiada nilai buat mereka. Dalam beberapa video yang tular baru-baru ini, tentera Israel dengan bangganya memperolok maruah rakyat Palestin dengan bermain pakaian dalam wanita yang ditemui di rumah-rumah penduduk di situ.
Libya giat langkah kumpul derma untuk Gaza
Libya tampil dengan beberapa inisiatif mengumpul dana untuk dihantar ke Gaza.
Antara kempen bantuan yang diiktiarkan termasuk kempen yang bermatlamat untuk mengumpul 2,000 tan bantuan yang akan dimuatkan ke dalam kapal berlayar dari Misrata ke Pelabuhan Arish sebelum ianya dihantar ke Enklaf Gaza menerusi laluan Rafah.
Antara kempen bantuan yang diiktiarkan termasuk kempen yang bermatlamat untuk mengumpul 2,000 tan bantuan yang akan dimuatkan ke dalam kapal berlayar dari Misrata ke Pelabuhan Arish sebelum ianya dihantar ke Enklaf Gaza menerusi laluan Rafah.
Kisah bayi Leila Jeneid bukti Israel tidak berhati perut
Leila Jeneid, bayi yang berusia dua bulan belum lagi berkesempatan merasai nikmat hidup dan mendapat pelukan mesra keindahan dunia. Baru sahaja mencelik mata, dia sudah diuji dengan kesengsaraan kekurangan zat sehingga menyebabkannya berakhir di hospital.
TikTok perkenal pusat pilihan raya bagi tangani info palsu
TikTok merancang untuk melancarkan pusat pilihan raya dalam talian di platform itu sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha menyokong integriti pilihan raya sepanjang 2024.
Lebih daripada dua bilion orang dalam lebih 50 negara dijangka keluar mengundi tahun ini dan pusat pilihan raya itu akan digunakan untuk menunjukkan kepada orang ramai maklumat yang boleh dipercayai.
Lebih daripada dua bilion orang dalam lebih 50 negara dijangka keluar mengundi tahun ini dan pusat pilihan raya itu akan digunakan untuk menunjukkan kepada orang ramai maklumat yang boleh dipercayai.
Baki stok simpanan air di empat empangan pada paras kritikal - NADMA
Empat empangan air di Johor, Pulau Pinang dan Kedah menunjukkan penurunan paras simpanan sumber air mentah pada paras kritikal setakat 27 Mac susulan cuaca panas.
Puluhan wau 'warnai' langit malam Kampung Panchor
Cuaca panas yang melanda Kedah sejak kebelakangan ini dilihat sedikit sebanyak merubah rutin seharian penduduk setempat. Di Kampung Panchor, Pendang, sekumpulan anak muda telah memulakan satu aktiviti yang jarang dilihat di kawasan lain iaitu bermain wau pada waktu malam.