A man can only wed one woman under the country’s civil marriage law, even though some may claim to have married more than one, said state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah.
Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (Arau-PN) is to submit a motion to the Dewan Rakyat speaker demanding a Pakatan Harapan lawmaker apologise for saying on social media that “polygamy is a PAS teaching”.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) lawmakers are “unthinking and disrespectful” of women with their persistent views on the need for polygamy, Wanita DAP head Teo Nie Ching said.
Single women are not a “problem” that needs fixing, a DAP lawmaker said in response to a PAS MP’s suggestion that polygamy is the solution for some 4.8 million women in Malaysia who are unmarried.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) showed an unusually strong growth momentum with a record of 11 million passenger movements in February 2024 despite the shorter month.
Sime Darby Bhd is exiting the healthcare business by selling its entire 50% equity interest in Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd (RSDH) to Columbia Asia Healthcare Sdn Bhd for RM2.84 billion.
