Underage marriages: 533 couples recorded in Kelantan since 2019


KOTA BHARU: A total of 533 underage married couples were recorded in Kelantan in the past four years, state Kelantan Islamic Development, Dakwah, Information and Regional Relations committee chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud said on Tuesday (Nov 28).

He added that the state government retained the age of marriage without amendment at 18 for boys and 16 for girls.

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