Around 30 Malaysian couples head to Southern Thailand each month for polygamy

NARATHIWAT: The Narathiwat Islamic Religious Council has disclosed that at least 30 couples from Kuala Lumpur, Kelantan and Terengganu travel to the province every month to enter into polygamous marriages. Its deputy president, Abdul Aziz Che Mamat said the majority of these couples came with the intention of formalising their relationships and were willing to travel...

M’sian Singer Ezlynn Helped Husband Find A Young 2nd Wife So She Can Focus On Her Career

When Malaysian singer Azline Ariffin aka Ezlynn, 42, married her husband Mohd Hafizam, 47, in 2021, her declaration to find him a co-wife raised many eyebrows. Well, she has made good on her word. Wan Mohd Hafizam married his second wife, a 26-year-old doctor, in March last year. Polygamy is legal in Malaysia. According to Ezlynn, the search was no easy one. "After I issued...

Tuan Ibrahim says polygamy permitted in Islam, not PAS’ teaching

KUALA LUMPUR: Polygamy is not the teaching of PAS but is permitted in Islam, says Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (pic). The PAS deputy president said it was disrespectful and rude for Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin to upload a posting on social media alluding that polygamy was a teaching of PAS. "He (Sim) has...

Muslim men should marry more than one woman to solve late marriage issue, says Tuan Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim men should marry more than one woman as this could solve the issue of Muslim women marrying late in life, suggests Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS-Kubang Kerian). The PAS deputy president said many in the country still find polygamy a sensitive issue. "It is as if we are committing a crime. If...