INTERACTIVE: Why fewer Malaysians are saying ‘I do’


PETALING JAYA: A steady drop in the number of marriages is something Malaysia may need to get used to.

Figures from the Statistics Department show that the number of couples who tied the knot has gradually fallen from 207,882 in 2016 to 188,100 last year.

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