Ex-beauty queen’s divorce case to be heard in Malaysia


PUTRAJAYA: A wife does not have the right to choose a place of residence, a Court of Appeal has upheld. 

The appellate court ruled that the common law rule, which states that wife's domicile or place of residence follows that of her husband, was still applicable in Malaysia. 

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