Pakatan Harapan has pledged to increase the marriageable age for all Malaysians to 18 years if it captures Putrajaya in the coming general election.

The proposal is listed in the Wanita wing's agenda, dubbed "Wanita Harapan Negara," which was revealed at the Harapan Wanita convention today.

"We will include part of the agenda in our election manifesto," DAP Kulai MP Teo Nie Cheng told Malaysiakini.

At present, non-Muslims can be legally married at age 18, but require parental consent if they are under 21 years of age, with exceptions provided only to those who have obtained approval from the state menteri besar or chief minister.

For Muslims, the age of marriage is 18 and 16 for boys and girls respectively, with exceptions provided only to those who have obtained the consent of a Syariah Court judge...