Cambodia tightens aviation security after Malaysian flight vanishes

Cambodia would further tighten security on passengers’ identities following the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane with two passengers boarding with stolen passports, a senior official at the Security and Safety Department at the Civil Aviation said Monday.   “In fact, our security at all airports is very strict already. Our immigration police have checked passports very carefully, it is impossible for passengers to board a plane on stolen passports,” he told Xinhua and asked not to be named because he was not in the position to speak with the press. … Vice Admiral Tea Sokha, commander of the Cambodian Maritime Space, said Monday that Cambodia had not sent any ships or rescuers to assist the search operation since the suspected location of the missing plane was very far from Cambodia. …

Asean-China Centre News Staff
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