Drones required to be registered in Cambodia after attack plot foiled. Drones are not allowed to fly within a radius of three kilometres of the civil and military airports. The measure aims to manage the use of drones to ensure security, public order, and social safety in the Southeast Asian country. The drones that can carry a weight of two kilograms or more, must be registered with local police stations. The users are required to give details of drone information such as manufacturer, model, serial number, maximum flight speed and load weight. The edict came after Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Tuesday that security personnel have recently thwarted a plot to launch a drone attack on his residence in southern Kandal province’s Ta Khmau City. He released a sound clip showing a secret conversation among a group of alleged extremists, who plotted to pour gasoline from an agricultural drone onto his house and set it alight. A permit is required for a night flight and drones are allowed to be flown between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., the edict said.
