KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Tabung Haji (TH) today announced that the cost for first-time Malaysian muassasah pilgrims from the B40 group to perform haj this year is at RM12,356 per person.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15  —  All 25 licenced Haj pilgrimage operators (PJH) have agreed to continue offering the Rahmah Package at below RM50,000 this year, Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) executive director Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said.

SHAH ALAM, May 7 — Malaysian pilgrims, especially those from Selangor, are advised to maintain discipline and obey the rules set by the Saudi Arabian authorities while in the Holy Land, said Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Prospective Malaysian pilgrims for the 1444H/2023 haj season are required to undergo health checks at recognised clinics to ensure their health is at an optimal level.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — A total of 63 Malaysian pilgrims made up of 28 adults and 35 children remain stranded in Saudi Arabia since June 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — A total of 284 people from the last group of Malaysian pilgrims returned home safely yesterday, marking the end of the Haj Season Operation 1443H/2022M.

SEPANG, July 18 — The first group of 298 Malaysian haj pilgrims arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 9.05am today via Saudi Airlines flight SV 5612 from Jeddah.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin confirmed that so far no Malaysian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have been infected with monkeypox.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Police have received 57 reports in connection with allegations of a scam involving the haj pilgrimage with losses amounting to over RM 2.37 million.

PUTRAJAYA, July 8 — Police have received at least 22 reports on the issue of prospective haj pilgrims being stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang yesterday, believed to have been cheated by a travel agency.

SEPANG, July 8 — About 380 prospective Haj pilgrims were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here yesterday, believed to have been cheated by a travel agency.

MAKKAH, June 25 — Visitors to Syisyah Treatment Centre, operated by Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), will be surprised to see all the medical equipment provided at the hospital because from the outside, the building where the hospital is located looks modest as any other premises there.

SEPANG, June 22 — No Malaysian haj pilgrims have been restricted from travelling to the Holy Land to date, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

MADINAH, June 5 — The first batch of 295 Malaysian haj pilgrims arrived at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport at about 9.30 pm Malaysian time yesterday.

MECCA, June 1 — The Covid-19 pandemic situation in Mecca is reported to be under control and standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been relaxed with face masks no longer required in open areas, says Malaysian Haj Consul Muhammad Saimi Mat Som.

MUAR, May 24 — The government expects the first flight for Malaysian pilgrims this year to be on June 4, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Datuk Idris Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) is studying the need to make a targeted structuring of haj payments according to the capability and income of the pilgrims to help those who wish to perform the religious pilgrimage.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 — A payment of RM1,671 each for pilgrims who had to cancel their umrah travel following the month-long temporary postponement, will be made on February 18, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Idris Ahmad.

KOTA BHARU, Feb 6 — The government will pay up to 60 per cent of the losses incurred by pilgrims affected by the month-long temporary postponement of umrah travel imposed since January 8, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary.

KOTA BHARU, Sept 18 — The government has given an assurance that the subsidy for performing the haj will be maintained despite the possibility of increased costs in the future, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary.