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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.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

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.

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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.