PM: More initiatives to help Muslim women divorcees in the works


KUALA LUMPUR: More initiatives will be taken to assist Muslim women undergoing divorce, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

"For this, the government through the Syariah Judiciary Department will introduce an Act whereby banks can freeze the husband’s bank account with orders from the courts.

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