PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Government is stepping up its efforts to get the states’ to change their laws on child marriage and to raise the marrying age to 18 nationwide.
Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said the government would also engage with non-Muslims, the Orang Asli and natives of Sabah and Sarawak in order to get every community onboard to stop child marriages.
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