MH370: NRD to issue Assumption of Death Certificate after receiving court order

The National Registration Department (NRD) will issue an Assumption of Death Certificate after receiving the court order submitted by next-of-kins of the passengers of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370.

"The application for the court order must be made based on the standard operating procedure specified," the NRD said in a statement today.

Yesterday, the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) officially declared that the aircraft flight MH370 had crashed and all the 239 passengers and crew members on board were considered as having perished.

The Boeing 777-200ER aeroplane disappeared from radar screens one hour after taking off from the KL International Airport en route to Beijing at 12.41am on March 8, 2014.

The MAS flight was scheduled to arrive in the Chinese capital at 6.30am on the same day.