ANNOUNCEMENT OF SHORT COURSES UNDER HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION PROGRAMS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF CHINA’S FOREIGN AID 2014/15

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

                               PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Applications are invited from qualified Tanzanians from the Public Sector to apply for the following Short Courses tenable in CHINA for the year 2014/2015.

Eligibility requirements:

·        Should be Public Servants of not more than 45 years of age,

·         Should be engaged in the management of relevant field.

·         3 years and above working experience in the relevant field

·         Proficient in English

·          In a good health and free from infectious disease

·         Applicants who are at Directors/ Commissioner Level should be under age of 50.

Mode of Application:

List of courses and application forms are obtained at www.utumishi.go.tz.

Applicants from the Regions/ District are highly encouraged to apply. The application form should be returned to the President’s Office, Public Service Management, in the Division of Human Resource Development, Ground Floor Office No.17 in duplicate, with a formal letter of introduction from the employer, CV, copy of passport and academic certificates. Deadline for submission of application form (2 copies) is on 30^th April 2014.

NB: Deadline for the courses which will start on May is 4^th April

Previous successful applicants are not encouraged to apply, incomplete applications will not be processed and applicants who will not be informed should consider themselves unsuccessful.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT-UNECA

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Applications are hereby invited from qualified, experienced and result oriented Tanzanians for the following Vacant Posts advertised by the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA).

(i)           Economic Affairs Officer (P4)

(i)   Duty Station: Addis Ababa

(ii)  Deadline for Applications:  20^th April 2014

                                                    

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

For more information regarding Terms of Reference for the advertised position; qualifications, Tenure of appointment, and remuneration please visit the UNECA website http://www.uneca.org/pages/vacancies

All applicants should send a soft copy of their applications to:-

Permanent Secretary,

President’s Office,

Public Service Management,

Human Resources Development Division,

P.O. Box 2483,

DAR ES SALAAM.

Fax No: 2125299

Email:  permsec@estabs.go.tz

MH. WAZIRI MKUU MIZENGO PINDA AWATAKA WAJUMBE BUNGE LA KATIBA KUEPUKA MIVUTANO

Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda akiongea na waandishi wa habari leo mjini Dodoma juu ya mambo mbalimbali ikiwemo kuwaomba wajumbe wa Bunge Maalum la Katiba kuepuka mivutano na badala yake wazingatie mambo muhimu yatakayosaidia Taifa na Watanzania kupata Katiba mpya .

WAJUMBE BUNGE LA KATIBA WATAKIWA KUZINGATIA MASLAHI YA TAIFA

Na  Magreth  Kinabo – Maelezo, Dodoma

Baadhi ya wajumbe wa Bunge la Maalum la Katiba wamewataka wajumbe wenzao kujitika katika mchakato wa mjadala wa Rasimu ya Katiba Mpya  itakayozingatia maslahi ya taifa na kuwanufaisha Watanzania badala kujitazama mwenyewe.

Kauli hiyo imetolewa leo na mjumbe wa bunge hilo, ambaye ni mmoja wa kiongozi wa kundi la TANZANIA KWANZA Dk. Emmanuel Nchimbi  wakati akizungumza katika kipindi cha Jambo  kinachorushwa na Shirika la Utangazaji la  Tanzania(TBC), ambapo alisema msingi wa kundi hilo ni kushiriki katika mchakato huo  na kuaichaTanzania ikiwa moja.

“ Tunataka kushiriki katika kumaliza kazi ya  Bunge hili na kuaicha Tanzania ya leo na Kesho baada kumaliza ,” alisema Dk. Nchimbi.

 Aidha DK . Nchimbi alisema  kuwa mchakato huo usiwe sehemu ya kujipatia madaraka, bali iwe ya kuwaongoza Watanzania katika kuwapatia maendeleo.

Alisema bado watu wana mahitaji makubwa ya huduma za kijamii kama vile  elimu, afya, ufugaji, na miundombinu.

Dk. Nchimbi akifafanua kuhusu suala la kura ya wazi au siri, alisema bado msimamo wake  ni wa kura ya wazi  ambao utajenga mfumo wa maadili ya ukweli na uwazi, huku akihoji kama wanachangia mjadala kwa wazi kwa nini kura zisipigwe kwa wazi?

Alisema kura ya wazi itasaidia wananchi kutambua michango yao katika maeneo mbalimbali ilivyowakilishwa.

 “Tuko hapa kutunga Katiba ya Watanzania mtu atakumbukwa kwa kile alichokisema,” alisisitiza.

Kwa upande wake mjumbe mwingine wa  kundi hilo , Charles Mwijage akingumza katika kipindi hicho aliwataka wajumbe wa Bunge hilo kutumia njia ya maridhiano pale wanapoona kuna mambo ambayo hajaridhika nayo.

 Akizungumzia kuhusu suala la kuwepo kwa Serikali tatu alisema , lina gharama ya kuuendeshaji kwani ,italazimika kuwa na tume nane kuwa na mabunge matatu yenye viongozi tofauti ambayo yataongeza gharama

 Akizungumza baada ya kuahirishwa wa kikao cha  Bunge hilo, mjumbe kutoka Asasi ya Vijana, Siti Abbas Ali , ambaye pia ni Mwanasheria kutoka Chama cha Wanasheria Wanawake Zanzibar (ZAFELA) aliwataka Watanzania kuondoa hofu juu ya  mchakato huo,hivyo katiba hiyo itakuwa ni ya Watanzania.

 Alisema wataangalia kwa upana haki za vijana, watoto, wanawake na makundi maalum kwa upana. Mwisho.

TAMKO RASMI LA MTANDAO WA WATU WA PEMBA WAISHIO TANZANIA BARA

NEPPELTA

NETWORK FOR PEOPLE OF PEMBA LIVING IN TANZANIA MAINLAND

MTANDAO WA WATU WA PEMBA WAISHIO TANZANIA BARA

MAKUNGANYA STREET/ KARIAKOO

P.O. BOX 21243

DAR ES SALAAM

neppelta2008@yahoo.co.uk

23/03/2014

TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI.

TAMKO RASMI LA KUUNGA MKONO HOTUBA YA RAIS WA JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA MH. DK. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE LIYOITOA KWA BUNGE MAALUMU LA KATIBA, DODOMA TAREHE 21/03/2014.

Ndugu,

          Waandishi wa habari, Tunamtanguliza Mwenyezi Mungu mwingi wa rehemu, heri na Baraka.

Mpango wa kuunganisha nchi za Zanzibar na Tanganyika ambao mchakato wake ulianza mwaka 1963 ulikuwa ni utashi wa Viongozi wetu wawili Hayati Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere na Marehemu Mzee Abeid Aman Karume.

Wote wawili kupitia vikao vyao mbalimbali walikubaliana kuziunganisha nchi hizi kwa maslahi mema ya wananchi wao. Hatua hiyo ilipewa Baraka na Mabunge ya nchi hizi mbili na miswada ya sheria ya kuunganishwa ilipitishwa na ikatungwa sheria iliyopelekea kufanyika tendo la Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar tarehe 24 Aprili 1964.

Dhima ya Muungano wetu pamoja na mambo mengine ni kuimarisha historia ya vizazi vya nchi hizi mbili ambazo zina asili zinazofanana na historia za asili hizi zilivurugwa na Wakoloni wa Kijerumani, Kiingereza na hatimaye utawala wa Sultan.

Tangu Muungano ufanyike kumekuwa na mabadiliko mbalimbali hasa katika mahusiani ya kibiashara.

Sisi Watanzania wenye asili ya Pemba tunaoishi huku Bara tumefaidika na tunaendelea kufaidika sana na uwepo wa Muungano. Ukiachilia suala la ajira za Serikalini, Muungano umesaidia kukua kwa biashara zetu ambapo mtaji wa Wapemba pekee wanaoishi huku umeweza kufikia shilingi Trilioni 1.2. Hiki si kiasi kidogo kwa nchi kama Tanzania inayopigania ukuaji wa uchumi kupitia mitaji ya uwekezaji hasa wa kizalendo.

Idadi ya Wapemba wanaoishi Bara imeendelea kuongezeka mwaka hadi mwaka ambapo hadi mwaka 2012 inakadiriwa kwa kufikia laki 8.3. Faida nyingine pia ni sisi kuoa au kuolewa na wenzetu wa Bara hali iliyochangia kuongezeka kwa mahusiano ya kindugu. Pia Wapemba wamejihusisha zaidi na Kilimo na ufugaji na kuongeza tija zaidi katika sekta hizo.

Hivyo basi kuwepo kwa dalili zozote za kuvunjika kwa Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar hakuwezi kutuacha salama sisi Wapemba tuishio huku Bara. Chokochoko zote na ishara mbaya za chuki kati ya Wabara na Wazanzibar hazitaweza kuimalisha msingi mkubwa wa Muungano uliojengwa kwa muda mrefu chimbuko lake likiwa ni waasisi wetu.

Kwa hatua hiyo basi mtandao wetu umeona si vyema kukaa kimya bila kumpongeza Rais wetu Dk. Jakaya Kikwete kwa hotuba nzuri iliyojaa hekima, busara, uzalendo na upole. Sisi tumefarijika sana Rais wetu kukemea Serikali tatu kwa kuonyesha udhaifu wa kila mmoja huku akijenga hoja zenye mshiko kuhusu athari za Serikali hizo kwa uwepo wa Muungano huu.

UTUMISHI YAJADILI MASUALA YA KIUTUMISHI KWA NJIA YA ELEKTRONIKI NA OFISI ZA MIKOA YA PWANI,LINDI NA MBEYA

Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Usimamizi Rasilimaliwatu Bw. Emmanuel Mlay (picha ndogo kulia) akiwasilisha mada katika kikao kazi kilichoendeshwa kwa njia ya kielektroniki (video conference) kwa pamoja na mikoa ya Pwani, Mbeya na Lindi mapema leo

Malaysian plane shock: Families of MH370 passengers react to news about ...

Waandishi wa Habari waaswa kutumia kalamu vizuri,kuelekea upatikanaji wa Katiba Mpya.

Waziri wa Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo Dkt. Fennela Mukangara akiongea na Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) na kuwaasa kutumia kalamu vizuri hasa katika kipindi hiki cha uandaaji wa katiba mpya kwa maslahi ya Taifa, kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Mhadhiri katika Shule Kuu ya Uandishi wa Habari na Mawasiliano ya Umma (SJMC) ya Chuo Kikuu Cha Dar es Salaam Dkt. Ayoub Rioba akiongea na Waandishi wa habari (hawapo pichani) na kueleza kuhusu umuhimu wa Vyombo vya habari hasa katika kipindi hiki cha kuelekea katika uandaaji wa katiba mpya, Kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Mhadhiri wa Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam Mwalimu Bashiru Ally akiongea na Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) na kuwaasa kutumia nyenzo zote ikiwamo Rasimu ya Katiba, Hotuba ya Mh. Rais Jakaya Kikwete hasa katika kipindi hiki cha kuelekea katika upatikanaji wa katiba mpya. kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari  ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Mjumbe wa Bunge Maalum la Katiba Mh. Kingunge Ngombale Mwiru akiongea na waandishi wa habari Hawapo Pichani) na kuwaasa wananchi kuwa na umoja hasa katika kipindi hiki cha upatikanaji wa katiba mpya kwa maendeleo ya Taifa na Wananchi kwa Ujumla. kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari                     ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma

Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Idara ya Habari (MAELEZO) Zamaradi Kawawa akieleza jambo kwa Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) Kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

(Picha na Hassan Silayo)

Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Idara ya Habari (MAELEZO) Zamaradi Kawawa akieleza jambo kwa Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) Kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Waandishi wa Habari waaswa kutumia kalamu vizuri,kuelekea upatikanaji wa Katiba Mpya.

Waziri wa Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo Dkt. Fennela Mukangara akiongea na Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) na kuwaasa kutumia kalamu vizuri hasa katika kipindi hiki cha uandaaji wa katiba mpya kwa maslahi ya Taifa, kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Mhadhiri katika Shule Kuu ya Uandishi wa Habari na Mawasiliano ya Umma (SJMC) ya Chuo Kikuu Cha Dar es Salaam Dkt. Ayoub Rioba akiongea na Waandishi wa habari (hawapo pichani) na kueleza kuhusu umuhimu wa Vyombo vya habari hasa katika kipindi hiki cha kuelekea katika uandaaji wa katiba mpya, Kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Mhadhiri wa Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam Mwalimu Bashiru Ally akiongea na Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) na kuwaasa kutumia nyenzo zote ikiwamo Rasimu ya Katiba, Hotuba ya Mh. Rais Jakaya Kikwete hasa katika kipindi hiki cha kuelekea katika upatikanaji wa katiba mpya. kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari  ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

Mjumbe wa Bunge Maalum la Katiba Mh. Kingunge Ngombale Mwiru akiongea na waandishi wa habari Hawapo Pichani) na kuwaasa wananchi kuwa na umoja hasa katika kipindi hiki cha upatikanaji wa katiba mpya kwa maendeleo ya Taifa na Wananchi kwa Ujumla. kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari                     ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma

Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Idara ya Habari (MAELEZO) Zamaradi Kawawa akieleza jambo kwa Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) Kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

(Picha na Hassan Silayo)

Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Idara ya Habari (MAELEZO) Zamaradi Kawawa akieleza jambo kwa Waandishi wa Habari (Hawapo Pichani) Kwenye Semina Iliyoandaliwa na Idara ya Habari ( MAELEZO) kuhusu wajibu wa waandishi wa habari katika kuripoti habari za bunge maalum, Leo Mjini Dodoma.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT-International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE 

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

          Applications are hereby invited from qualified and experienced Tanzanians for the following Vacant post advertised by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

S/N	POSITION	DEPARTMENT/               ORGANIZATIONAL  UNIT	DUTY             STATION	DEADLINE
1.	Director D-2	Independent Office of Evaluation Division	Rome,  Italy	9th April 2014
2.	Technical Adviser - Rural Enterprises and Markets P-4 -	Policy and Technical Advisory Division	Rome,  Italy	10th April 2014
3.	Senior Technical Adviser - Rural Enterprises and Markets P-5	Policy and Technical Advisory Division	Rome,  Italy	10th April 2014
4.	Country Programme Officer - Cameroon NOC	West & Central Africa Division	Yaoundé, Cameroon	10th April 2014
5.	Senior Technical Adviser - Institutions and Programme Implementation P-5 -	Policy and Technical Advisory Division	Rome,  Italy	11th April 2014
6.	Technical Adviser - Institutions and Programme Implementation P-4	Policy and Technical Advisory Division	Rome,  Italy	11th April 2014
7.	Country Programme Manager P-4 -	East & Southern Africa Division	Bujumbura, Burundi	16th  April 2014
8.	MDG Sub Programme Coordinator	East & Southern Africa Division. Organizational unit	Maputo, Mozambique	02nd  May 2014

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

·        For more information regarding Terms of References for advertised positions, Qualifications, Tenure of Appointment and remuneration, please visit the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) website: www.ifad.org/jobs
 ·        All the applications should be made through the online system only via the following website: https://job.ifad.org . ·        Copy of the applications should be sent to the following address:-
                              
Permanent Secretary,President’s Office-Public Service Management,P.O. Box 2483,DAR ES SALAAM.
 E-mail: permsec@estabs.go.tz

WANAFUNZI WALIONUFAIKA NA ELIMU YA JUU WATAKIWA KUREJESHA MKOPO KWA NJIA YA MTANDAO

Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Habari, Elimu na Mawasiliano toka Bodi ya Mikopo  ya Wanafunzi wa Elimu ya Juu Bw. Cosmas Mwaisobwa akifafanua kwa waandishi wa habari leo jijini Dar es salaam kuhusu utaratibu mpya wa wanafunzi walionufaika na mikopo ya HELSB  kurejesha mikopo yao kwa njia ya mtandao kuanzia mwezi septemba 2013, ambapo  huduma ya M-Mpesa ilianza kutumika  na kuanzia April 2014, Aitel Money itatumika pia kama mfumo wa kurejesha mikopo hiyo. Kulia ni Afisa Habari wa Idara ya Habari Maelezo Frank Mvungi.

Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Habari, Elimu na Mawsiliano toka bodi ya Mikopo  ya wanafunzi wa Elimu ya juu Bw. Cosmas Mwaisobwa (katikat)i akiwaeleza waandishi wa habari kuhusu idadi ya wanafunzi walionufaika na mikopo ambapo kufikia mwaka 2013 wanafunzi 97,348 walikuwa wamenufaika na mikopo ya bodi hiyo. Kulia ni Afisa Habari  wa Idara ya Habari Maelezo  Frank Mvungi na kushoto ni Afisa Habari Mwandamizi toka bodi hiyo Veneranda Malima.

Na Frank Mvungi-Maelezo

Bodi ya Mikopo ya Wanafunzi wa Elimu ya Juu (HELSB) imeanzisha utaratibu mpya wa kurejesha mikopo kwa njia ya mtandao.

Hayo yamesemwa na Mkurugenzi Msaidizi wa Habari, Elimu na Mawasiliano wabodi hiyo Cosmas Mwaisobwa wakati wa mkutano na waandishi wa habari leo jijini Dar es salaam.

Akifafanua Mwaisobwa amesema kuanzia mwezi Septemba, 2013 Bodi hiyo ilianzisha utaratibu mpya wa kurejesha mikopo yao kupitia huduma ya M-Pesa.

Mwaisobwa alisema katika kuimarisha mfumo wa urejeshaji mikopo kuanzia mwezi april, 2014 walionufaika na mikopo hiyo wataweza kurejesha kupitia Aitel Money.

Kabla ya kuanza kutumia huduma ya M-pesa, mnufaika wa mkopo anapaswa kuwasiliana na HELSB ili kupata mambo muhimu ambayo ni Taarifa ya Mkopo, (Loan statement) Kiwango cha marejesho, (Loan instalments) na Namba ya kumbukumbu (Loan number).

HELSB pia hutoa msaada kwa waombaji wa mikopo wanaopata matatizo madogo madogo wakati wa kujaza fomu kwa kutumia dawati maalum la msaada kwa wateja ambapo msaada hutolewa kwa njia ya simu siku za Jumatatu hadi Jjumaa kuanzia saambili asubuhi hadi saa 2 usiku.

Mwaisobwa alibainisha baadhi ya changamoto zinazoikabili HELSB ni imani potofu iliyoenea kwamba mikopo hiyo ni ruzuku na ushirikiano hafifu na baadhi ya waajiri katika urejeshaji mikopo.

Mwaisobwa alitoa wito kwa wale wote walionufaika na mikopo kurejesha mikopo hiyo kwa wakati ili kutoa fursa kwa wahitaji wengine kukopeshwa.

Tangu kuasisiwa kwake, Bodi hiyo imefanikiwa kutoa mikopo kwa idadi kubwa ya wanafunzi ikilinganishwa na hali ilivyokuwa kabla bodi kuanzishwa, ambapo wanafunzi wameongezeka kutoka wanafunzi 42,729 mwaka 2005/2006 hadi wanafunzi 97,348 mwaka 2012/2013,ongezeko hili ni sawa na wastani wa 10.4% kwa mwaka.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Missing plane search timeline LIVE UPDATES

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the longest civil aircraft disappearance in modern history, has unearthed more questions than answers, as the mystery surrounding the fate of the missing jetliner continues to intensify with each passing day.

Thursday, March 20

03:16 GMT:

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says satellite imagery has found objects possibly related to the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Two objects have been spotted in the Indian Ocean, Abbott told the Australian parliament.

“The task of locating these objects will be extremely difficult...and it may be they do not relate to the aircraft,” he said.

02:48 GMT:

Day 13 of the search for MH370 has opened in the southern Indian Ocean. Five merchant ships are searching in conjunction with surveillance aircraft from Australia, the United States, and New Zealand.

“To date, neither the ships nor the aircraft have reported sighting anything in connection to the aircraft,” the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement.

Wednesday, March 19

16:31 GMT:

The FBI is analyzing flight simulator data from the home files of the pilot after the Malaysian government sought its help retrieving electronic files deleted last month. The official told AP of the investigation on conditions of anonymity while confirming that the FBI has already been given the data. Files with records of simulations undertaken using the program were deleted by the pilot on February 3, according to Malaysia's defense minister.

15:48 GMT:

The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has cast a light on developmental satellite technologies which could prevent such an incident from happening again in the future.

European and North American teams are already working on developing systems which will provide for more accurate plotting of location and flight paths. These would use satellite-based sensors rather than radars to pick up signals containing automated location and velocity data sent every second from aircraft, Reuters reports.

14:49 GMT:

Authorities in the Maldives are now investigating reports that islanders saw a "low-flying jumbo jet" on the day missing Malaysia Air flight 370 disappeared. The investigation was instigated by a report on the Haveeru news website that several locals had spotted a large plane flying over the remote southern island of Kuda Huvadhoo on March 8. Airport authorities in the small island ocean – located in the Indian Ocean – said there was so far no “credible” information to back up the claim. The islands' National Defence Force said that no trace of Flight MH370 had been picked up on radar.

13:30 GMT:

Missing Flight 370 provided a rare ecumenical moment in religiously diverse Malaysia, as Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and Taoists came together for an interfaith ceremony in the courtyard of a shopping mall in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday night. Such interfaith ceremonies have been held before, but representatives from the predominant-Muslim community did not attend, as bigotry towards religious minorities has often been on full display.

10:45 GMT:

Malaysian investigators are trying to restore files deleted last month from the home flight simulator of Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the experienced pilot at the helm of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the country’s Defense Ministry said.

Files containing records of the simulations carried out on the program were deleted on February 3, Malaysian Police Chief Khalid Abu told said at a news conference, AP reports.

Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein the news conference that the pilot, Capt. Shah, is considered innocent until proven guilty. He said members of Zaharie’s family are cooperating in the investigation.

10:00 GMT:

The missing Malaysia Airlines plane flew into the southern Indian Ocean, said a source close to the investigation, Reuters reported.

"The working assumption is that it went south, and furthermore that it went to the southern end of that corridor," said the source, adding that a search area has now stretched from the west of Indonesia to the Indian Ocean, west of Australia.

03:41 GMT:

German insurance company Allianz began making payment claims once the plane had been missing for ten days, Reuters reported.

01:26 GMT:

Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 changed direction at least 12 minutes before its co-pilot signed off, sources told NBC News.

Tuesday, March 18

19:03 GMT:

A search of computers belonging to MH370’s pilot and co-pilot did not yield any suspicious material, CNN reported citing anonymous US officials.

18:05 GMT:

By now, MH370’s “black box” would have lost a third of its 30-day battery life by now, ABC News reported.

17:32 GMT:

US officials in Kuala Lumpur are working closely with the Malaysian government in the search mission, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney.

“They are in a truly agonizing situation. We remain fully committed to assisting the Malaysians and working with our other international partners … I can assure you we are in a close, collaborative relationship,” he said.

16:25 GMT:

Indonesia has suspended any flight of search planes over its territory, BBC reported.

A navigational radar on Indonesia's National Search and Rescue boat shows details during a search in the Andaman sea area around northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 on March 17, 2014. (AFP Photo / Chaideer Mahyuddin)

15:48 GMT:

Profiles by Reuters and the New York Times of the pilot and co-pilot on MH370 show the pair as unlikely conspirators in any possible plan to down the plane.

“The captain and co-pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are now at the centre of a baffling paradox: as circumstantial evidence mounts that at least one of them may have been involved in the plane’s disappearance on March 8, accounts of their lives portray them as sociable, well-balanced and happy,”Reuters wrote.

15:13 GMT:

MH370 may have been picked up on a Thai military radar, according to recent reports. Thailand's military admitted on Tuesday that a plane was detected moments after communications from the aircraft cut out. However, no information was shared with Malaysia as it hadn't – until this point – asked for it. Thai air force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Montol Suchookorn described a flight tracked in the Strait of Malacca, according to AP. However, they do not yet know if it is the same plane – MH370 – whose twisting flight path took it to the same place.

11:42 GMT:

Residents of the Maldive Islands reported witnessing a “low flying jumbo jet” just hours after the plane disappeared, The Telegraph reported.

10:15 GMT:

In a press briefing that included little new information on missing flight MH370, Malaysian authorities said search efforts continue. They defended their handling of search operations, as some missing passengers’ relatives have threatened to hunger strike for more information.

“We are doing all that we can to ensure that we are giving sufficient assistance, information and care to all the family members in Beijing,” said Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, chief executive of Malaysia Airlines.

Malaysian government officials asked the countries assisting in the search, including China and the US, to recheck their radars for any more information.

“The only one out in the open is Malaysia,” acting transport minister Hishamuddin Hussein told reporters Tuesday, suggesting Malaysia has been the most transparent in the search.

Malaysian Airlines Group CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (AFP Photo / Manan Vatsyayana)

08:48 GMT:

Relatives of Chinese passengers on missing flight MH370 are threatening a hunger strike for lack of information from Malaysian authorities, AFP reported.

"Hunger strike protest, Respect life, Return my relative, Don't want become victim of politics, Tell the truth,” read a paper sign made by one passenger’s relative as she spoke to reporters in Beijing.

Chinese relatives of passengers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after a meeting with airline officials at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing on March 17, 2014. (AFP Photo / Mark Ralston)

07:28 GMT:

China authorities say they have found no evidence of deliberate diversion of the plane, the Guardian reported.

“Extensive checks on all Chinese passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane had found no evidence they were involved in the deliberate diversion of the plane, the Chinese ambassador in Kuala Lumpur said on Tuesday.”

07:28 GMT:

China authorities say they have found no evidence of deliberate diversion of the plane, the Guardian reported.

“Extensive checks on all Chinese passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane had found no evidence they were involved in the deliberate diversion of the plane, the Chinese ambassador in Kuala Lumpur said on Tuesday.”

07:21 GMT:

Scammers are using the prolonged search for missing flight MH370 to trick some using videos with titles like “Malaysian Airlines missing flight MH370 found in Sea -- 50 people alive saved,”CNET reported. Once one clicks on a video, they are asked to complete a survey, giving scammers personal social media permissions.

06:45 GMT:

It will likely take weeks to search a 600,000 square kilometer area off the southwestern coast of Australia for MH370, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced.

“This search will be difficult. The sheer size of the search area poses a huge challenge. The search area is more than 600,000 square kilometres,” said the agency’s head, John Young.

04:05 GMT:

China has started a search and rescue operation in a northern region of its own territory, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang said early Tuesday, according to Xinhua.

A performer poses in front of messages expressing prayers and well-wishes for passengers onboard missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on March 17, 2014. (AFP Photo / Manan Vatsyayana)