Amendments to Act will promote justice and ease pain


THE Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) welcomes the tabling of the proposed amendments to the Law Reform (Marriage And Divorce) Act 1976 as reported in “Changes to Act tabled” (The Star, Nov 22).

We understand that the Bill, called “Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) 2016”, provides for the following under section 88A:

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