Posted on 03/18/2024 7:42:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The unconventional wedding puzzled Malaysians, who questioned its legality.
A wedding reception with a Chinese groom and two brides has left Malaysians baffled.
Some are asking: Can a non-Muslim man marry more than one woman?
The wedding reception was reportedly held in a restaurant in Sarawak on Monday (March 11), with the groom and his brides donning both Chinese and Western-style outfits.
In photos posted on Facebook, which have since been removed, the groom, a noodle stall owner, was seen holding the hands of both brides during the ceremony.
They were also shot pouring a champagne tower, cutting a five-tier wedding cake, and partaking in celebratory toasts on stage.
One woman is Chinese, while the other is of Indonesian descent, Malaysian media reported.
While some netizens congratulated the trio and wished them happiness, others questioned the legality of the union.
"Can Chinese marry two wives? In the past, it was understood that they could only marry one. Correct me if I'm mistaken," said one Facebook user.
Another netizen said: "They're filming a movie, right? It's impossible to have two wives, the law doesn't allow it."
Sarawak's Women, Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Minister, Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah clarified that non-Muslims are only permitted to marry one spouse under the country's existing civil and customary laws, reported New Straits Times.
She added that Malaysian law distinguishes between Islamic and civil marriage, and native customary marriages are recognised in Sarawak as well.
"Muslim marriages, on the other hand, follow their own set of rules," she said.
Fatimah explained that her ministry's jurisdiction does not cover matters related to marriage law enforcement and refrained from commenting further on the Chinese wedding.
She added that such issues fall under the purview of the National Registration Department.
Was the wedding in Surf City?
I once had a muslim lady ask me if I wanted another wife. I said one is enough...
Guilty?
Not guilty? Hmmm….
Flip a coin? Filipino?
A little help?
My memory is a bit of a blur but, they might be familiar
BTTT!!!
Pretty sure the darker haired one is pregnant.
Personally I believe that if a man has the resources and ability to manage a team of women, well why not.
Well, after the one-child policy, many Chinese killed their newborn daughters because boys were more desirable (i.e.: No dowry, don’t cost money, can inherit money and property), so there is a HUGE shortage of women for marriage.
It’s gotten to the point that women are being kidnapped and forced into marriage (so, raped). Not a whole lot is being done about it, you can imagine.
The other thing is, even though there are so fewer women, and therefore there is “increased demand,” yet more women are declining to get married.
Nice.... for the first several months.
Maybe they belong to the Mormon cult
Apparently China is having somewhat of a surge of men wanting a wife and a “second wife”/concubine, popular with rich men from Hong Kong and Taiwan who move to the mainland. Bigamy is illegal in China but, as long as only one marriage is registered, the government doesn’t care all that much. They probably want more babies for a tax base anyway.
if enough men "take on" more than one wife, there are fewer women available for the other men....
and that will end with chaos and violence by the left out men...
but whatever...as long as I the taxpayer isn't paying more for these hookups....
Very cool wedding clothing for the two ceremonies. I don’t understand the two brides thing though.
They all sort of have a blank look on their face.
one of my classmates from high school has two co-husbands, I met them at my last high school reunion.
She is a lawyer who lives in San Francisco.
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