Lost MH370 ‘a blessing in disguise’

There is nothing 'abnormal' in the communications transcript of flight MH370 according to authorities.

Public face ... Malaysia's Defense Minister and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has been at the forefront of the nation's response to the missing plane. Source: AP

THE public face of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight tragedy says the event is a "blessing in disguise".

Malaysia's Defence and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein shocked followers on Twitter when he agreed with someone who suggested there was bright side to the disaster.

Kuala Lumpur-based journalist Ismail Amsyar tweeted: "#MH370 is a blessing in disguise for all of us. I understand now the beauty of unity, the sweetness of having each other. @HishammuddinH2O"

Six minutes later Hishammuddin replied: "Right u are:)"

— Hishammuddin Hussein (@HishammuddinH2O) April 2, 2014

Followers were quick to question the appropriateness of the tweet.

Alan Cook tweeted: "@HishammuddinH2O @IsmailAmsyar hmmmm not sure the families will be happy to hear that translate it so they can read your statment #mh370".

Hj Azman HMZ also quickly responded: "@HishammuddinH2O @IsmailAmsyarSorry. I beg to differ with max consideratn & respect to the families. MH370 can't be a blessing!".

Whether or not it was a blessing, police have now opened a criminal investigation into the disappearance of the plane.

Not feeling blessed ... Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 wait for new information at a hotel in Beijing. Source: AFP

In response Ismail Amsyar, who works for The Malaysian National News Agency or BERNAMA, tweeted: "but u shud see how united we are defending our country from being accused, how strong the local media dispelling -ve reports".

The journalist, who spent two years at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, then back-pedalled on his original tweet.

"@hjazman got what u mean..but m not being insensitive or anything. I look at them as my family and i want them back. My apology," he tweeted.

Minutes later, he followed up with this: "@hjazman I've been covering this issue since day 1. they are all my family, my Malaysian family. if they hurt, so do i."

The investigation was classified as a criminal investigation, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal citing Malaysia's police chief.

As the search for the missing Boeing 777-200ER continues into its 25th day, a series of updates linked to The Wall Street Journal's Twitter feed quoted police chief Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar as saying police had taken more than 170 statements for the ongoing probe, and would interview more people.

"Investigations may go on and on and on. We have to clear every little thing,'' Abu Bakar told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.

"At the end of the investigations, we may not even know the real cause. We may not even know the reason for this incident."

As the so-far fruitless search for the missing plane continues, the aviation industry has announced it will create a taskforce to make recommendations for continuously tracking commercial airliners because "we cannot let another aircraft simply vanish''.

Nine planes headed out to the search zone about 1,500km west of Perth on Wednesday and another nine ships continue to scour the area, with authorities warning the already 25-day hunt for the Malaysia Airlines plane "could drag on for a long time".

Seeking the truth ... a ground crew member from the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force signals to a P3 Orion pilot for engine startup at RAAF base Pearce. Source: Getty Images

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