Child marriages on the rise


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 06 Oct 2013

PETALING JAYA: In Malaysia, girls under the age of 16 cannot legally drive or buy cigarettes. They can’t even watch certain movies or go clubbing. But they can marry – lawfully at that.

And many are increasingly doing so, according to statistics from the Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Depart­ment (JKSM).

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Family & Community , Women , child marriage

   

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