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Malay assemblymen told to have more wives by wedding single mothers | In a bid to address the problem of single mothers,
the Women, Family and Health Committee chairman of Malaysia's Kelantan state has suggested that those assemblymen who marry single mothers should be awarded.
Wan Ubaidah Omar's suggestion drew support from backbenchers, who started thumping
their palms on the table. She said assemblymen could increase their "quota" to
help single mothers who had young children to care for. "What I meant by 'quota'
is adding the number of wives," The Star quoted Omar, as saying. Referring to
records, she said there were 16,500 registered single mothers below 60 in Kelantan.
She said one of the dilemmas facing single mothers in Malaysia was that many of
them could not register with the Welfare Department or related agencies because
their husbands had left them without filing any divorce. The state government
spends 2 million ringgits annually for the welfare of single mothers who have
no other source of income, she added.
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