10:00PM: PM Najib Razak: "MH370 Has Been Lost And That None Of Those Onboard Survived"

The following SMS message has been sent to relatives: "Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived. As you will hear in the next hour from Malaysia's Prime Minister, we must now accept all evidence suggests the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean." Chinese aircrew have spotted "suspicious objects" in the southern Indian Ocean in the search for vanished Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday. The "white and square" objects were spotted by searchers aboard a Chinese Ilyushin-76 plane, it said, in an area where satellite images had identified potential debris. theguardian.com The Australian Maritime Safety Authority also advise objects have been located by a Royal Australian Air Force P3 Orion. HMAS Success is on scene and is attempting to locate the objects in the search for missing Malaysia Aircraft flight MH370. amsa.gov.au The objects were spotted in the search area about 2500 kilometres south-west of Perth by the RAAF Orion about 2.45pm (AEDT). The crew on board the Orion reported seeing two objects – the first a grey or green circular object and the second an orange rectangular object. The objects identified by the RAAF Orion are separate to the objects reported by the Chinese Ilyushin IL-76 to AMSA earlier today. amsa.gov.au 3 aircraft - 2 from Japan and 1 from the UAE – have already departed from Subang today and are en route to the southern corridor. 6 Malaysian ships, with 3 ship-borne helicopters, are now in northern part of the southern corridor. 10 Chinese ships are in the southern corridor, carrying out search and rescue operations. HMS Echo is currently refuelling in the Maldives and will be sailing to the southern corridor this evening. theguardian.com In the northern corridor, Turkmenistan have confirmed they have not had any sightings of MH370 on their radar. Each piece of information we receive from our partners in the northern corridor helps us to continuously narrow the corridor. theguardian.com On the police investigation, we can confirm that the police have interviewed more than a hundred people, including families of both the pilot and co-pilot. As far as the transcript is concerned, the technical committee is considering releasing it and we will keep you informed about the decision. theguardian.com