PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — Allegations about a ban on withdrawing funds from the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) to perform the Haj are false and defamatory, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The priority to perform the haj this year will be given to those who are listed to perform the pilgrimage in 2020, 2021 and 2022, before being followed by those whose turn is in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Five individuals, including the owner of a travel agency, have been remanded for three days, starting today until Tuesday, to assist in the investigation into cases of fraudulent haj pilgrimage packages.

PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — The Covid-19 RT-PCR tests for Malaysian pilgrims conducted at Health Ministry’s (MOH) facilities will be free of charge, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) will supply at least 3,000 Paxlovid courses in preparation to treat pilgrims if they contracted Covid-19 while performing the haj.

KAJANG, April 25 — The relaxation of several standard operating procedures (SOP) that will be announced on Wednesday, has been deliberated carefully to ensure the safety of the people, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) will give priority to pilgrims whose haj turn was supposed to take place in 2020 to perform the pilgrimage this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) expects the cost of performing haj for Muassasah pilgrims this year to increase to more than RM25,000 per person following the hike in taxes and new service charges imposed by the Saudi Arabian government.

MECCA, July 19 — Muslim pilgrims vaccinated against Covid-19 gathered on Sunday for the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which has barred worshippers from abroad for a second year running due to the pandemic and has also restricted entry from inside the kingdom.

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — Prospective Malaysian pilgrims this year will be given priority in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine once the Saudi Arabian government mandates it as the main condition, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Pilgrims in white Ihram garments on Wednesday performed the Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival) on the first day of Haj this year in the holy city of Makkah, according to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Media’s website on Haj.

KLANG, July 23 — The government has appealed to Saudi Arabia to allow three Malaysians who are there, to be among the 1,000 pilgrims selected to perform the Haj this year, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said.