Women reps blast child marriage decision, urge Putrajaya to follow Selangor

Editor's note: This article earlier mentioned that Penang has raised the marriage age to 18. However, there appears to be no record that this amendment has been passed or enacted.

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh is the latest to chide Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad for insisting the government will maintain the minimum marriage age for Muslim girls at 16.

Efforts to raise the marriage age to 18 were initiated under the National Strategy Plan in Handling the Causes of...