Marriage

Kurtis Marschall hands ‘lucky’ Armand Duplantis first pole vault loss since 2023

Sweden's Armand Duplantis (left) with winner Kurtis Marschall of Australia after the men's pole vault final at the Diamond League meet at Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Sweden on June 7, 2026.

‘I don’t want my children to grow up in a broken family’: Abused husbands in S’pore who are unseen

Is the search for perfection delaying marriage in Singapore?

The issue is not that young Singaporeans no longer value marriage. It is that marriage is increasingly seen as something to enter only when one feels fully ready.

Thailand cracks down on sham marriages, tightens checks on three at-risk groups

The move is aimed at preventing sham marriages from being used by fraudsters and transnational criminal networks to hide their activities or seek unlawful benefits in Thailand.

Near and dear: Why one couple’s void deck wedding hit all the right spots

Mr Goo Kok Hwa and his bride, Ms Tina Lee held their wedding at the void deck of a Gangsa Road Housing Board block on May 23, 2026.

Taliban’s new marriage separation decree draws UN criticism

The decree sets out various grounds for separation in Afghanistan, including a husband’s prolonged disappearance and “incompatibility” between couples.

Commentary

Beyond loss and gain: Reframing parenthood to tackle Singapore’s fertility crisis

The newly formed inter-agency Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup has signalled a shift in approach to tackling the fertility crisis that goes beyond policy levers.

China’s marriages drop to decade low, deepening demographic concerns

FILE PHOTO: Newlywed couples pose for pictures at the Huguo Guanyin Temple, an outdoor marriage registration site in Beijing, China, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Couples in China rush to say ‘I do’ on ‘I love you’ day

May 20 has become one of the country’s most sought-after days for marriage registration.

PAP Women’s Wing to gather women’s views, submit recommendations to marriage, parenthood workgroup

Ms Sim Ann, who chairs the PAP Women’s Wing, speaking at a Mother’s Day celebration event on May 9.

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