Assistant registrars still cannot register non-Muslim marriages

Low Choon ChyuanPublished: Jun 24, 2020 1:50 AM | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 6:13 AM

Senior Minister (Defence Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob had previously announced that assistant registrars at 171 locations have been approved to register non-Muslim marriages, after the movement control order beginning March 18 brought the matter to a halt.

However, two weeks since Ismail Sabri’s announcement on June 7, a number of assistant registrars said they are still unable to perform their duties as they are still waiting for approval letters from the National Registration Department (NRD)...

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