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South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides - UN

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

'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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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'

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

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

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
ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025

ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025

An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives

Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives

The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar

Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar

The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo

What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo

Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS

Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS

The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid

Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid

Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration

Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration

Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods

Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM

Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM

Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.
Fri Oct 18 2024
NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil

NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil

PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.
Fri Oct 18 2024