
Police activate one-stop centre for stranded haj pilgrims at KLIA
A total of 40 officers and personnel from the special team began their duties today, for 11 days, and will end at on June 21.
Mon Jun 10 2024

Thailand keen to learn from Malaysia's success in managing haj pilgrims
Thailand did not have a specific body overseeing all haj affairs and matters related to it were managed by 88 tourism agencies.
Tue Jun 04 2024

First batch of Malaysian Haj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
The first batch of 282 Malaysian pilgrims for the 1445H/2024 haj season safely arrived in Madinah today.
Thu May 09 2024

Malaysian haj pilgrims first to be issued visas this year - Na'im
Malaysian haj pilgrims are the first pilgrims in the world to be issued with visas from the Saudi Arabian Haj and Umrah Ministry.
Mon Apr 29 2024

Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj
More than 2 million haj pilgrims expected to attend the 2023 pilgrimage season this week in Mecca and Medina.
Tue Jun 27 2023

Malaysia first country to get approval to run health centre for haj pilgrims
Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said the Tabung Haji health centre in Madinah passed the strict screening and inspection.
Tue May 30 2023

Saudi Arabia reduces haj, umrah insurance premium
Saudi Arabia has reduced the haj pilgrims' insurance premium from 109 Riyals (RM127) to 29 Riyals (RM34), a decrease of 73 per cent.
Wed Jan 11 2023

Consider haj cost increase before going to Holy Land, prospective pilgrims told
Prospective haj pilgrims have been told to make sure that they can afford to go to the Holy Land and take into account the risk of haj cost increase.
Fri Sep 23 2022

First group of Malaysian haj pilgrims arrive home safely
The first group of 298 Malaysian haj pilgrims arrived safely at the KLIA at 9.05 am today via Saudi Airlines flight SV 5612 from Jeddah.
Mon Jul 18 2022

As Malaysian haj pilgrims start returning home, TH staff still hard at work
Malaysian haj pilgrims will begin returning home, starting today, and the once-in-a-lifetime experience will surely be etched in their memories for a long time.
Sun Jul 17 2022

Malaysian haj pilgrims to start returning home from July 17
All Malaysian haj pilgrims will depart from Jeddah and are expected to return to the country starting July 17.
Thu Jul 14 2022

Malaysian haj pilgrims leave campsite cleaner than they found it
The large crowd and cramped conditions had not stopped Malaysian pilgrims from maintaining cleanliness, instead they were eager to ensure their campsites are comfortable during the period of Masyair.
Mon Jul 11 2022

MATTA proposes prison sentence for travel agencies involved in haj pilgrimage scam
MATTA has suggested that the authorities make cases of travel agencies cheating haj pilgrims a serious crime with a prison sentence.
Mon Jul 11 2022

Mecca businesses see hajj boom ending pandemic slump
Business owners are hoping for a quick recovery as hundreds of thousands of worshippers flock to the region this week.
Sat Jul 09 2022

MAIWP has nothing to do with case of stranded haj pilgrims - Chairman
Dr Mohd Daud stressed that MAIWP and its subsidiaries were not responsible for managing the pilgrims.
Fri Jul 08 2022

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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