KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 -- On the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Australian government has offered Malaysia support for a renewed search for the missing aircraft.

Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong and transport minister Catherine King in a joint statement said that the government's "sincere sympathies" remained with the loved ones of those who were onboard, UK newspaper The Guardian reported.

"Despite coordinated efforts to locate the missing plane over the last decade, those who lost loved ones have not had the answers they seek. We recognise their ongoing heartache and grief.

"Australia coordinated what was one of the biggest search operations of its kind in history when the aircraft ...