As the world waits for answers about missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the families of its 239 lost passengers and crew are getting fed up with official furphies.
And they're not the only ones.
Vietnam has just announced it is suspending its air search for missing flight MH370 and scaling back its sea search as it waits for Malaysia to clarify the potential new direction of the multi-national hunt - not the first clash between the two countries on the issue.
Malaysian authorities have made a number of conflicting statements since Saturday, while failing to address rumours about the plane.
From the time flight MH370 went missing, the nations involved in its search have been out of step - in particular Malaysia and Vietnam.
Vietnam was quick to contribute its resources to the search effort and even quicker to make public each potential development. They promptly announced everything from reported radar readings to oil slick sightings and possible floating debris.
Meanwhile, Malaysia has been on the back foot, hosing down each new glimmer of hope.
And when the Malaysian authorities actually announce something, they have frequently backtracked or denied it within 24 hours.
Now Vietnam is fed up and has suspended its air search and scaled back its sea search as it waits for Malaysia to clarify the potential new direction of the multi-national hunt.
"We've decided to temporarily suspend some search and rescue activities, pending information from Malaysia," deputy minister of transport Pham Quy Tieu said.
And China, where two-thirds of the passengers are from, isn't happy either.
It's urged Malaysian authorities to "speed up the efforts" to find the plane. It has sent four ships, with another four on the way.
12/03/14 News.com.au
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And they're not the only ones.
Vietnam has just announced it is suspending its air search for missing flight MH370 and scaling back its sea search as it waits for Malaysia to clarify the potential new direction of the multi-national hunt - not the first clash between the two countries on the issue.
Malaysian authorities have made a number of conflicting statements since Saturday, while failing to address rumours about the plane.
From the time flight MH370 went missing, the nations involved in its search have been out of step - in particular Malaysia and Vietnam.
Vietnam was quick to contribute its resources to the search effort and even quicker to make public each potential development. They promptly announced everything from reported radar readings to oil slick sightings and possible floating debris.
Meanwhile, Malaysia has been on the back foot, hosing down each new glimmer of hope.
And when the Malaysian authorities actually announce something, they have frequently backtracked or denied it within 24 hours.
Now Vietnam is fed up and has suspended its air search and scaled back its sea search as it waits for Malaysia to clarify the potential new direction of the multi-national hunt.
"We've decided to temporarily suspend some search and rescue activities, pending information from Malaysia," deputy minister of transport Pham Quy Tieu said.
And China, where two-thirds of the passengers are from, isn't happy either.
It's urged Malaysian authorities to "speed up the efforts" to find the plane. It has sent four ships, with another four on the way.
12/03/14 News.com.au
