South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides - UN
Study reveals that, many parents saw marriage as the best option for daughters who had limited options to study during COVID lockdowns.
Wed Apr 19 2023
'No voice': Child brides left out of India's domestic violence data
Child brides being beaten by their husbands will no longer be included in India's biggest survey of domestic violence.
Tue Apr 27 2021
India drafting law to increase nuptial age of girls
According to a study conducted by global agency UNICEF in 2017, as many as 27 per cent of girls in India are married off before their 18th birthday.
Wed Jun 17 2020
Gua Musang Child Bride: A Catalyst for Change?
A new government brings with it the political will to stop child marriages but the move may yet prove to be too late in the case of an 11-year-old Thai girl and her 41-year-old.
Fri Jul 20 2018
India's top court rules sex with an underage wife is rape
Marital rape is not a crime in India, where the government has said criminalising marital rape could destabalise marriages.
Sat Oct 21 2017
Retrial set for Malaysia rape-marriage case: Lawyer
A Malaysian rape suspect who married his 14-year-old victim to avoid jail will be brought back to court for a retrial.
Sat Aug 06 2016
Poverty primary factor for child marriage
Poor parents are usually unaware of the ordeals their children go through when they are married off young.
Sat May 21 2016
Minors must get written consent from MB, CM to marry
This new requirement has been included in the recently-passed amended Child Act 2001 to prevent marriage involving underaged girls.
Tue Apr 12 2016
Breaking tradition, India's child brides fight for freedom
Santadevi Meghwal has been threatened, harassed, ostracised and even fined by a council of male elders in her village in India.
Sun Oct 18 2015
Child marriage not encouraged in Malaysia - Rohani
Child marriage is not encouraged in Malaysia as it is deemed a violation of children's right, said Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.
Sat Oct 03 2015
Abandoned as a child bride, wife of Modi still hopes her husband will call
The wife of Narendra Modi, Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi, is a retired teacher who hopes to join her husband one day in the capital as his spouse.
Mon Jan 26 2015
Pakistan's child brides married off for 'honour'
Offering young girls as brides in compensation to settle disputes persists in many areas of deeply conservative Pakistan.
Wed Feb 12 2014
Married off because she was raped
The father of a 13-year-old child bride says he had married off his daughter last year because she was gang-raped by her husband and friends.
Fri Nov 29 2013
China 'child bride' marriage annulled
Authorities in southwestern China have annulled the marriage of a 12-year-old girl sold to a 28-year-old man by her father, reports said Friday.
Fri Mar 22 2013
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024