KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysian police said on Wednesday they had asked Interpol to help track down a United States standup comic after her joke about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 sparked fury and even an apology from Singapore.

Jocelyn Chia told the joke during a set at the Comedy Cellar in New York City, reportedly in April, as she riffed on the historically testy relationship between Malaysia and Singapore, where she was raised.

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