PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — The Malaysian government continued to report zero updates this evening from ongoing efforts to locate missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 between the waters of Malaysia and Vietnam.

Approached by the media at Everly Hotel here, acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said despite the round-the-clock search and rescue mission, and numerous reports claiming of possible sightings of the aircraft, the authorities could not confirm anything as yet.

He said the rescue team comprising some 62 military aircraft and vessels have yet to stumble upon any signs of plane wreckage or debris.

The oil slick found near the site where MH370 was last heard from has not been confirmed as having come from the plane, he added.

“We don’t have any updates so far. Maybe the (Vietnamese) military have (updates), but we don’t have updates as yet,” the minister said after visiting family members of flight passengers who are putting up at the hotel.

Asked to comment on the numerous claims of terrorism or hijacking, Hishammuddin said the matter was still under investigation.

He repeated that the authorities' main focus is on locating the aircraft.

“I do not want to reveal any information which may affect any investigation of this nature.

“I said from that beginning that we are looking at all possibilities... we are not discounting anything when it comes to the lives of innocent people,” he said.

Earlier today, it was reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have sent its agents to Malaysia “to support the investigation into the disappearance of Flight MH370”, as air search operations for the missing MAS plane continued.

The news came following reports that at least two passengers onboard MH370 had entered the plane using stolen passports.

Hishammuddin later said that for as long as the aircraft remains missing, he will remain put in Malaysia to aid search and rescue efforts.

He said he will fly to China to meet with the families of the plane's passengers should the plane be discovered.

“So long as we cannot locate the aircraft, I feel it would be irresponsible for me to disappear. I promise I will not go anywhere... I will sit with them.

“Let them hear from my voice and give them confidence that the government is trying to do its best,” he said.

If necessary, Hishammuddin added that the authorities may even enlist the help of fishermen associations to search the waters.

Flight MH370 disappeared from the radar screen at 1.30am yesterday, some 40 minutes after take-off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

The Beijing-bound aircraft was carrying 239 people, including 12 crew members and two infants.