Malaysia Approves New Search for Missing MH370

Malaysia's government has approved a new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in March 2014. The contract with Texas-based company Ocean Infinity is based on a 'no-find, no-fee' model, allowing the firm to receive $70 million only if wreckage is discovered in a designated area of 15,000 square kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean. Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed that Ocean Infinity has enhanced its technology since its last search in 2018 and has sent a search vessel to the site, with optimal search conditions expected from January to April. The renewed effort aims to provide closure for the families of the 239 passengers onboard the flight, most of whom were Chinese nationals. Despite previous multinational searches yielding no results, experts remain hopeful that the new technology will lead to the discovery of the wreckage. There are ongoing discussions about the potential implications and theories surrounding the flight's disappearance, particularly regarding the actions of the pilot.