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Flying drones near airport prohibited in Malaysia

Xinhua, March 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Tuesday warned that the flying of unauthorized drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the vicinity of airports is strictly prohibited.

"DCA is concerned with the recent development of drone operations for recreational or commercial purposes," DCA director- general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said, adding that these drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have encroached into airports which may disrupt the safety of flight operations".

In a statement, he said the approval of the DCA was necessary to fly drones or UAV in Malaysian airspace. Endi