Non-muslims can only marry one spouse, says Sarawak minister


KUCHING: Non-Muslims can only marry one spouse according to Malaysia's civil and customary laws, despite the claims of some to have wed more than one, says a Sarawak minister.

Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this in connection with the case of a local man who purportedly married two women at a wedding dinner here on Monday (March 12).

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