The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has welcomed Kedah’s move to raise the legal age for marriage among Muslim women from 16 to 18 and called on other states to follow suit.

This came after the Kedah state assembly on July 18 approved amendments to the state Islamic Family Enactment to raise the minimum marriage age.

However, Unicef said that more needs be done to safeguard the rights of girls...