Govt ‘working hard’ for minimum marriage age


PUTRAJAYA, 19 Sept -- Timbalan Perdana Menteri merangkap Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail bersama para hadirin selepas menyampaikan ucapan pada Penutup Hari Wanita Kebangsaan 2018 di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya hari ini.-- fotoBERNAMA (2018) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

PUTRAJAYA: The road towards banning child marriage in Malaysia is long, but the work towards getting there is progressing well, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, said the process involved multiple ministries as well as several law amendments, and therefore would take time.

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