MCMC to meet e-commerce platform operator over drug sale
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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will meet with an e-commerce platform operator regarding allegations of online drug sales, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil announced. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed concern over the new sales methods. Fahmi directed the MCMC to meet the operator of a platform suspected of selling drugs like fentanyl and piu-piu.
This occurred during the opening of a strategic cooperation workshop between Rural Community Centres (PKD) and National Information Dissemination Centres (Nadi). Other attendees included Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Rubiah Wang, and MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din.
Fahmi stressed that expanding internet access, including in rural areas, must be paired with measures to ensure secure and responsible use of communications networks. He warned that online scams and other abuses could thrive if digital security and literacy were not improved. He noted that while the government provides good internet access and complements it with PKD and Nadi facilities to bridge the gap between rural, suburban, and urban areas, insecure networks and uninformed users could lead to widespread drug sales and distribution.
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