Authorities crack down on visa misuse for haj


Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry will immediately revoke the licences of travel agencies found to be misusing tourist and umrah visas for haj purposes, says its minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.

He said the ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Roslan Abdul Rahman had been instructed to investigate the incident of prospective haj pilgrims being stranded in Mecca.

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