Fahmi: Govt agencies to work together to tighten e-commerce rules, curb sale of prohibited goods

The Malaysian Communications Ministry is collaborating with the Home and Domestic Trade Ministries, along with the police and relevant agencies, to enhance e-commerce regulations and prevent the sale of prohibited goods.

Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil highlighted existing gaps, notably the absence of licensing for e-commerce platforms, and emphasized the need for comprehensive action against fake accounts and the sale of illicit products.

Recent discussions with e-commerce platforms were initiated due to rising concerns over online sales of drugs like fentanyl.

Fahmi also mentioned receiving concerns from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about these worrying trends.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The Communications Ministry is prepared to work with the Home Ministry, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry, police and relevant agencies to strengthen e-commerce regulation and curb the sale of prohibited goods, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

He said such cooperation was important as there were still gaps in the country’s e-commerce ecosystem, particularly as e-commerce platforms are currently not subject to licensing.

“There are indeed gaps in the e-commerce system. At present, e-commerce is not yet licensed, so we need to look into this matter,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Huawei WAIC Connect Malaysia 2026 Symposium today.

Fahmi said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had held a meeting with a major platform yesterday, but he had yet to receive an update on the outcome of the meeting as of this morning.

He said most e-commerce platforms in Malaysia prohibit the sale of prohibited products, including drugs such as fentanyl, but expressed concern that one platform appeared to be too lax in allowing such products to be offered.

“The accounts selling these prohibited products may be fake accounts,” he said.

Fahmi stressed that platforms needed to address the issue of fake accounts being created and the sale of prohibited products, rather than merely removing search keywords, which could make such products harder to find without addressing the actual problem.

“That should not be the way,” he said, adding that platforms needed to prevent fake accounts from being created for the purpose of selling drugs.

Previously, MCMC was instructed to hold meetings with e-commerce platforms following concerns over the online sale of drugs, including fentanyl and a substance referred to as “piu-piu”.

Fahmi said he had received a message from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarding the phenomenon, which was seen as increasingly worrying. — Bernama

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马来西亚通讯部正与内政部、国内贸易部以及警方和相关机构合作，加强电子商务监管，防止销售违禁商品。

部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔强调了现有的差距，特别是电子商务平台缺乏许可证，并强调需要采取全面行动打击虚假账户和非法产品销售。

最近，由于人们越来越担心芬太尼等毒品在网上销售，相关方面已开始与电子商务平台展开讨论。

法米还提到，他收到了首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣对这些令人担忧的趋势的关注。

吉隆坡，9月8日讯——通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔表示，通讯部已准备好与内政部、国内贸易及生活成本部、警方和相关机构合作，加强电子商务监管，遏制违禁商品的销售。

他表示，这种合作非常重要，因为该国的电子商务生态系统仍然存在差距，特别是电子商务平台目前不受许可制度的约束。

“电子商务系统确实存在一些漏洞。目前，电子商务尚未获得许可，因此我们需要研究这个问题，”他今天在华为WAIC Connect Malaysia 2026研讨会间隙告诉记者。

法米表示，马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会（MCMC）昨天与一家主要平台举行了会议，但截至今天上午，他尚未收到有关会议结果的最新消息。

他表示，马来西亚大多数电子商务平台禁止销售违禁产品，包括芬太尼等毒品，但他担心某个平台在允许提供此类产品方面似乎过于宽松。

他说：“销售这些违禁品的账户可能是虚假账户。”

法赫米强调，平台需要解决创建虚假账户和销售违禁产品的问题，而不是仅仅删除搜索关键词，因为这样做可能会使此类产品更难被找到，而没有解决实际问题。

“不应该是这样的，”他说道，并补充说，平台需要防止创建虚假账户来贩卖毒品。

此前，由于担心网上销售包括芬太尼和一种被称为“piu-piu”的物质在内的毒品，马来西亚通信和多媒体委员会（MCMC）被指示与电子商务平台举行会议。

法米表示，他已收到首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣就此现象发来的信息，该现象被认为越来越令人担忧。——马新社

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