We want to ban child marriage, hope religious bodies will agree soon, says Minister


KOTA KINABALU: The de facto Law Minister in the Prime Minister's Department has assured that his ministry is working with all relevant parties to ban child marriage in Malaysia.

Datuk Liew Vui Keong said he regularly discusses the matter with Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, and hoped that all parties involved, including religious bodies, could come to an understanding as soon as possible.

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