Cases of child marriage are still common after nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This can be seen from the number of applications for marriage .
Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Bintang Puspayoga affirmed that the government will tighten the dispensation for marriage .
Coordination between regional stakeholders would be essential to prevent child marriage, according to Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection .