What India and Pakistan had to say about the “Northern Route” last March:
What the Maldivians said they saw on March 8:
http://www.maldives.com/destination-guides/debris-missing-flight-mh370-washed-beach-maldives/762
http://www.maldivesfinest.com/maldives-eye-witness-furious-mh370
And if they did see something, could it be from this airline which has cargo flights between Sri Lanka and the Maldives:
The colour scheme of the DC-8 is not too different from that of MAS. Here is a closer look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FitsAir#mediaviewer/File:Expo_Air_Douglas_DC-8-63CF_Rioux.jpg
Their current website is below. Perhaps someone in Colombo could take a closer look at them: