PARLIAMENT | Trivial issues can also lead to domestic disputes and divorce, revealed the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in the Dewan Rakyat this afternoon.
Citing statistics from the Selangor Syariah Department, deputy minister Hannah Yeoh said among the contributing factors were wives who washed clothes at night, participated in group tours and ate in the car.
“I wash clothes at night as well,” remarked Yeoh, prompting Deputy Speaker Nga Kor Ming to quip that she should refrain from doing so.
“What can I do, Parliament sessions usually end at night,” she replied.
The Segambut MP said she decided to read out the factors in order to show that even inconsequential issues could affect a marriage.
Other factors listed by the Syariah Department included differing political ideologies, snoring and fondness for shopping.
Earlier, Yeoh responded to a question from Kangar MP Amin Ahmad on the reasons behind divorce cases involving couples who have been married for five years or less.
Based on the ministry's statistics, Yeoh said there were 2,932 divorce cases in the Federal Territory between 2013 and 2017.
She added that the data for other states are still being compiled.
As for non-Muslims, Yeoh said the National Registration Department recorded 14,440 divorce cases from 2013 to 2017 involving couples married for five years or less.
The deputy minister said the first five years of marriage are considered the most challenging period as a survey in 2014 found that more than one-third of divorce cases occurred during this timeframe.
For men, the reasons for divorce are lack of understanding (56.2 percent), wives having affairs (11.8 percent) and in-laws meddling (10 percent).
For women, Yeoh said 38 percent cited lack of understanding as the main reason, followed by husbands having affairs (20.5 percent) and husbands not being responsible (15.2 percent). - Mkini
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