Article Related To child marriages

The fact that child marriage remains 'still LEGAL' in Malaysia may have unintended 'normalisation' effect on the rape cases.

Umoja provides a refuge for women of the Samburu community and beyond fleeing female genital mutilation, domestic abuse or child marriage.

Removing the 'illegitimate' title given to children born out of wedlock is critical for their mental and emotional health.

Both the state legislative assemblies and the parents are the frontline stakeholders in the cause of preventing future child marriages.

Fore says COVID-19 has made an already difficult situation for millions of girls even worse.

Rina said in Malaysia, an average of 1,500 children, regardless of racial and religious background, were involved in child marriages.

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.

The problem of child marriages in the country can only be overcome through a concerted effort to solve socio-economic problems.

An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the country.

Poor parents are usually unaware of the ordeals their children go through when they are married off young.

This new requirement has been included in the recently-passed amended Child Act 2001 to prevent marriage involving underaged girls.

There were 827 applications for marriage below 16 years from the Muslim community last year, said Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said child marriages were rare in Malaysia, thanks to the existence of a good education system and low poverty rate.

School students in Kerala sent about 100,000 letters to President Pranab Mukherjee to demand strong legislation to prevent child marriages.

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra says, she personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens.

There is no need for such guidelines because Muslims already know their boundaries, says PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

What the nation needs now are credible, research-driven solutions that do more than just scratch the surface.

Annapuranee "Anna" Jenkins' remains were found nearly three years later, after her 2017 abrupt disappearance while on holiday in Penang.

According to the teacher, Zayn Rayyan's mother said those words when she visited the family a day after the child was reported missing.

This issue arose following several inquiries from Muslims regarding invitations to events organised by non-Muslim communities, says JAKIM.

Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty in Manchester of assaulting 48 men whom he drugged after taking them back to his apartment from clubs.

AAIB is still conducting investigations at the scene, and the helicopter wreckage will be removed once the probe is completed.

Loke said the companies were selected based on key criteria, including financial stability and a minimum paid-up capital of RM10 million.

Policymakers and businesses must balance fiscal consolidation and economic risks to ensure sustained growth this year.