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Asia
‘Bride kidnapping’ tradition fuels child marriage despite new ban
Indonesia raises marriage age for girls from 16 to 19 LEMBAR: Fifteen minutes into their first date, Indonesian teenager Helma…
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Asia
Afford me not: Soaring bride prices in China
BEIJING: Runaway “bride prices” are making marriage unaffordable in rural China and need to be capped, and professional matchmakers should…
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Top Stories
Wedlocked: tangled webs trap Cambodian ‘brides’ in China
Thousands of Cambodians fall prey to criminal matchmakers KAMPONG CHAM: On the Chinese messaging service WeChat, Ol En scrolled back…
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Art & Fashion
Kyrgyzstan’s kidnapped brides use fashion and flags to end marriage taboo
Kyrgyz brides and bridegrooms pray in the central mosque during a mass wedding ceremony in the capital Bishkek. — Reuters…
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