Warned of a "laborious" task ahead to locate the plane, President Barrack Obama's offered continued US support for the missing Malaysia flight MH370 according to a report from www.News.Malaysia.Msn.Com.

US President Barrack Obama, who arrived in Malaysia on Saturday for a two-day stay, has stated "It is a very challenging effort, a laborious effort and it is going to take some time". The plane flight MH370, that is thought to have crashed in the Indian Ocean, was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.

During a joint press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Obama said "I completely understand the heartache the families are going through and want some answers. But I can tell you the United States is absolutely committed to providing whatever resources and assets that we can" while expressing deepest condolences of the American people to all the families who lost love ones on that flight.

Urging a point in transparency from investigators, Obama added "I can say that the United States and other partners have found the Malaysian government eager for assistance and fully forthcoming with us in terms of the information that they have, and this is a joint effort."

The families of the fight MH370 passengers are claiming to be anxious for results in the hunt for the missing plane but authorities have stated that with the size of the Indian Ocean, locating it may prove difficult, especially since it went undetected by radar shortly after taking off. Malaysian authorities have expressed regret of the incident and does know that closure will give the families relief.

With US help in the investigation and search of flight MH370 among other nations, this may give the families, as well as authorities, a much needed boost in the investigation. Prime Minister Najib has expressed Malaysian gratitude.

President Obama's recent Asian tour has taken him to Japan, Philippines and South Korea; Malaysia was the third stop.