Over 500 underage marriages in Kelantan in four years


KOTA BARU: 533 underaged married couples were recorded in Kelantan in the past four years, says state Islamic development, dakwah, information and regional relations committee chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud.

The state government had retained the age of marriage without amendment at 18 years old for boys and age 16 for girls.

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