{
  "id": 14134076,
  "title": "Law to curb ticket scalping expected next year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/law-to-curb-ticket-scalping-expected-next-year",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-13T06:02:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554365/law-curb-ticket-scalping-expected-next-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur - The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is developing a legal framework to tackle ticket scalping, Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh revealed in the Dewan Rakyat. The ministry is collaborating with event organizers and examining laws in countries like Australia, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore to create regulations fitting for the issue. Ticket scalping poses a significant problem, as it can force consumers to pay exorbitant prices and risk falling victim to scams from unofficial sellers. Currently, there are no specific legal provisions concerning ticket scalping. However, the ministry is engaging with event organizers and conducting benchmarking studies to develop a legal framework, based on Section 15(1) of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011. The ministry is also studying approaches from various countries, such as defining ticket scalping, determining its scope, and controlling bulk purchases made through automated bots or individuals. Fuziah mentioned that the ministry is considering requiring tickets to carry the names or identification details of their holders, preventing people from buying tickets on behalf of others for resale at higher prices. Existing anti-profiteering rules are challenging to apply in ticket scalping cases due to the one-off nature of events, requiring three years of sales data for standard investigations. The ministry is also running consumer awareness campaigns and encouraging voluntary monitoring of bulk ticket purchases by event organizers. While there are no laws yet, the ministry hopes to implement these regulations by next year.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is studying a legal framework to curb ticket scalping, including measures to limit bulk purchases and excessive resale prices, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian ministry developing legal framework to curb ticket scalping.",
    "Examining laws from Australia, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore.",
    "Expected implementation by next year."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}