To those that have replied, thank you. I am still banned from reading the thread (at least I can read it at work where I am not auto-logged in) and have not had a response to my PM.
I'm not objecting to my posts being deleted, but having seen the passenger list that has been posted on line, it appears that our family has at least 2 friends-of-friends on board the missing plane, hence a little bit of true personal anguish involved.
Despite the second thread here being deleted with the Mod comment of only one thread per topic, I see that there is still an Italian thread running that has not been deleted or taken down;
maybe I should start another thread in Malay ?
Oh, and if anyone knows where our missing friends are, or can confirm if they are alive or have departed this world, then we'd be extremely grateful if you would let us know