The Malaysian government will establish a standard operating procedure (SOP) for marriages involving minors, meaning such marriages would no longer be subject only to the consent of the court, chief minister or minister. Political secretary to the Women, Family and Community Development minister Rodziah Ismail said under the new regulations those planning such weddings must go through several tests. The new SOP comes in the wake of the recent uproar over the case of a 41-year-old Malaysian man from Kelantan who married an 11-year-old girl as his third wife in southern Thailand.

Channel News Asia, July 3, 2018.

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