TH to bear cost of new visa charge

KUALA LUMPUR: Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) will bear the cost of the haj visa for each Malaysian pilgrim following a decision by the Saudi Arabian government to impose a new charge of 300 riyal (about RM326) for each visa issued this year.

TH haj senior general manager Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said he believed the Saudi government’s decision to impose the charge, which overall amounts to about RM10mil, was based on the various services rendered to haj pilgrims from all over the world each year.