But the Malaysian radar was corroborated by the Thai military (who were excoriated for not coming forward sooner). There is absolutely no requirement for these military authorities to satisfy you or anyone in the peanut gallery by publicly publishing their data. The people that need to know have the information. The lack of information would apply if it were an NTSB or BEA or other investigation; only limited information is made available to the public until the final report.
JORN was almost certainly switched off as it was a peacetime weekend.