Malaysia to pay firm up to US$70m if MH370 is found

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA signed a deal on Wednesday to pay a US seabed exploration firm up to US$70 million if it finds the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 within 90 days of embarking on a new search in the Southern Indian ocean.

The disappearance of the aircraft en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people aboard ranks among the world's greatest aviation mysteries.