Malaysian Debris Not From MH370

A metal object recovered from Malaysia's east coast on Thursday is not from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, aviation officials said.

It was the second time in a week authorities have dismissed speculation that wreckage from the jet had been found, after a similar piece of ocean debris recovered from a beach in Southern Thailand on January 23 proved not to be from MH370.

Malaysia's transport minister Liow Tiong Lai said the two metre long object found in the eastern state of Terengganu had been examined by officials from the ministry, the Department of Civil Aviation and Malaysia Airlines.

"The assessment found that the debris does not match those of a Boeing 777, thus confirming that the debris is not from MH370," he said in a statement.