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.

MECCA, June 19 — Members of the public have been urged to be extra cautious with questionable haj by proxy (badal haji) packages being offered by certain parties, particularly those that do not clearly state who will perform the religious rituals.

MAKKAH, June 13 — There will be no more flights for Malaysian haj pilgrims landing in Madinah after the last flight which is scheduled on June 15, said the Malaysian Haj Delegation head Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman.

JOHOR BAHRU, May 26 — All the more than 1,000 places that have been vacated by those offered by Tabung Haji (TH) to perform the haj pilgrimage this year, due to various factors, including health, have been taken up, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Datuk Idris Ahmad.

MARANG, May 21 — Those who have received offer letters from Tabung Haji (TH) to perform the Haj pilgrimage, but are not able to proceed with the journey as they failed the health screening should accept the decision with an open heart.

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.

KOTA BHARU, May 12 — The compensation payout to more than 1,000 umrah pilgrims was completed in March, following a temporary postponement of umrah trips on Jan 8 due to concerns over the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

KOTA BHARU, April 16 — The government will continue to provide haj subsidy to pilgrims despite proposals that it should be given on a targeted basis, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) 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.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The cost to perform the haj pilgrimage using the services of private companies is expected to reach RM40,000 to RM50,000 per person, said Association of Umrah and Haj Travel Agencies (Papuh) president Datuk Seri Razali Mohd Sham.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Royal Malaysia Police has detected a new tactic by the Macau Scam syndicate to withdraw money from Tabung Haji depositors whose accounts are linked to conventional bank accounts.

IPOH, March 31 — The haj quota for Malaysians is unlikely to be increased this year due to the lack of infrastructure facilities such as accommodation and other constraints faced by the Saudi Arabian government.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The temporary postponement of umrah trips following the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in January affected about 19,000 pilgrims, however, the impact on those who suffered losses was minimal, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Following Amanah Saham Bumiputera’s (ASB) announcement of its dividend payout for the financial year ending December 31, 2021, many people have been eagerly awaiting Lembaga Tabung Haji’s (TH) profit distribution rate which is expected to be announced anytime during the first quarter of this year.

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.

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 1 — Malaysia hopes the new Covid-19 B.1.1.529 variant known as Omicron, will not prevent the country’s prospective pilgrims from performing the Haj during the next season, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad.

KOTA BHARU, Nov 20 — Marriages using the services of a syndicate are feared not to be conducted according to Islamic law which can cause the marriage to be invalid, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The membership list of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate issues related to Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) will be presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah for consent before it is made public.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — Malaysia is still discussing with the Saudi Arabian government on the types of vaccine allowed for individuals wanting to perform the Umrah pilgrimage in the kingdom, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.