KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- A dedicated national anti-scalping law is moving closer to reality as two key ministries actively discuss its formulation, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil confirmed.

The effort was spurred by past frustrations like the rampant ticket scalping during Coldplay's 2023 Malaysian concert.

Ticket scalpers have long exploited fans' desperation for profit, leading to a surge in scalping incidents for popular concerts in recent years, and Malaysia is no exception.

As Malaysian law does not explicitly banning ticket scalping - thus making the resale of tickets above face value technically legal - legal action against scalpers has been limited.

"Right now, there are active discussions between the Ministry of Domestic...