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Synopsis: In this special series, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed. In this episode, we revisit the mystery of Malaysian flight MH370, the plane that vanished into thin air on 8 March, 2014. ST's Malaysia correspondent Hazlin Hassan narrates and also speaks with the following guests - French journalist Florence De Changy, who has written her book called The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370, ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh. She also interviews the husband of a passenger on board MH370 - management consultant K.S. Narendran and Dr Joel Low, a clinical psychologist. Highlights (click/tap above): (Headphones recommended) 02:05 Recap on what happened to flight MH370 eight years on 05:55 Crash location: What data and debris washing ashore in six different countries point to 07:55 Theory #1: British retiree Richard Godfrey predicts where the plane crashed 08:43 Theory #2: French journalist Florence De Changy believes that the plane was shot down from above the South China Sea 15:45 ST Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh explains how the information gap has dogged investigations from the very start  20:07 One family member of a MH370 passenger finds catharsis writing about his personal ordeal 22:40 Why alternative theories and wild speculation still proliferate as people struggle to find ways to cope in the aftermath of disaster Check out ST's interactive special on MH370 at str.sg/mh370 Produced by: Tan Jia Ning (jianing@sph.com.sg), Hazlin Hassan (hazlinh@sph.com.sg), Magdalene Fung (magfung@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Follow Unsolved Mysteries Of South-east Asia podcast series here: Asian Insider Playlist: https://str.sg/ws76 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wsCb Spotify: https://str.sg/wsCa Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wsCE SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Hazlin Hassan's articles: https://str.sg/wsys --- Follow Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX #AsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.