KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is in the process of drafting a proposal paper for the establishment of a committee to study the feasibility of mandating pre-marriage courses for non-Muslim couples.
Its deputy minister Aiman Athirah Sabu said the committee would propose suitable programmes to be presented to the Cabinet in the near future.
She said this when winding up the debate session on the motion of thanks for the Royal Address in the Dewan Negara yesterday, reported Bernama.
She was replying to Senator Aknan Ehtook, who suggested that non-Muslim couples undergo a pre-marriage course before tying the knot.
Meanwhile, commenting on the lack of Social Welfare Department (JKM) officers and staff at temporary relief centres during the floods, Aiman Athirah said the department had taken steps to address the issue through community empowerment.
“The department has taken the initiative to empower the community by appointing community leaders, heads of local agencies, school principals, head teachers and other community volunteers as supervisors, committee members and staff at relief centres.
“Community empowerment and resilience during disasters will enable community leaders to run relief centres with minimal monitoring from JKM staff,” she added.
