A Malaysian state is offering free second honeymoons for couples on the brink of divorce, hoping that romantic getaways will help rekindle their marriages, according to an official.
Under the ambitious plan, feuding couples will spend three days and two nights on one of the tropical islands off Terengganu state, said government official Ashaari Idris.
“Newly-wed couples are facing numerous problems. Among them are financial issues and problems related to their in-laws,” said Ashaari, the state’s welfare, community development and women’s affairs committee chairman.
“Before marriage, all was good. But after marriage, some are unable to cope with the new challenges,” he told AFP.
“I want to strengthen family ties. If a marriage breaks down, it will hurt the children and it will have serious implications on society.”
Couples will have to make an application and then undergo an interview before being accepted for the package which is worth an estimated 1,500 ringgit (NT$14,300).
Ashaari said the state had already carried out a successful pilot project involving some 25 couples who faced marital woes.
He said that divorce rates in the Muslim-majority northeastern state were among the lowest in the country.(AFP)
馬來西亞一名州政府官員表示，他們將免費招待瀕臨離婚的夫妻二度蜜月，盼能藉由這趟浪漫之旅重燃他們的愛苗。
丁加奴州官員阿夏立．艾德里斯表示，透過這項具挑戰性的計畫，爭吵不休的夫妻將可到當地的熱帶島嶼上度過三天兩夜的假期。
該州福利、社區發展和婦女事務委員會主席阿夏立說：「新婚夫妻會面臨許多問題，包括經濟及和雙方父母相處的問題。」
他對法新社表示：「結婚前一切是那麼美好。但結婚後，有些夫妻無法適應這些新的挑戰。」
「我希望能鞏固家庭關係。若婚姻破裂，孩子跟著遭殃，最終會對社會造成嚴重的影響。」
欲參加的夫妻必須先提出申請，通過面試者，就能得到這價值約一千五百林吉特（新台幣一萬四千三百元）的套裝行程。
阿夏立說，丁加奴州已成功試辦這項計畫，約有二十五對瀕臨離婚的夫妻參加。
他說，位於馬來西亞東北部的丁加奴州人口以穆斯林為主，是全國離婚率最低的州之一。（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
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