The number of underaged marriages among Muslims has dropped by 787 cases since a strict set of standard operating procedures was adopted by the Syariah Courts, says Idris Ahmad.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) said this in reply to Kasthuri Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) who asked the government to state its effort to increase the legal marrying age to 18 years old and efforts to avoid child marriages in Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Dec 16), adding that the government took the position through the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) on Sept 22 that there is no need to amend the minimum legal marrying age for Muslim girl.

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