Sabah mulls mass wedding programme to ease marriage costs


Datuk Mohd Arifin Arif says the Sabah government is studying a Kahwin Perdana programme to help low-income couples and promote structured, syariah-compliant marriages.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is considering introducing a “kahwin perdana” (mass wedding) programme to assist low-income couples and promote marriages that are lawful, organised and in line with Islamic requirements.

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Mohd Arifin Arif said the proactive initiative is currently being studied by the state government.

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