KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian pilgrims are now among those who are required to use biometric scanning method to obtain an electronic visa (E-Visa) for umrah.According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Sunday, Saudi’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced that pilgrims from five countries – UK, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia – must provide their biometric data, including fingerprints.“Pilgrims need to use the ‘Saudi Visa Bio’ application which allows registration through biometric authentication including fingerprints, face, eyes, and a copy of passport to attend Umrah”, said the ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian pilgrims are now among those who are required to use biometric scanning method to obtain an electronic visa (E-Visa) for umrah. According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Sunday, Saudi’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced that pilgrims from five countries – UK, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia – must provide […]

The Malaysian Reserve

KAJANG: The Prison Department requires more transit houses specifically to house female ex-convicts as they reintegrate into society, it Deputy Commissioner General (community) Datuk Ibrisam Abdul Rahman said today.
Speaking when officiating the “Youturn Day: Welcoming Prisoners Back to the Society” programme by The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia and Malaysian Care at the Kajang Prison today, Ibrisam said there were currenty 15 transit houses which all housed male residents, parolees (Orang DiParol or ODP) or those on licence (OBB).
“Hence, we hope to cooperate with more non-government organisations (NGOs) to run the transit houses and support from the community as well,” he said.

Sinar Daily

More transit houses for women needed

PUTRAJAYA – The implementation of the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the secretaries-general of ministries and directors-general of government departments must be based on the Madani strategic cores and values, said Chief Secretary to the Gove...

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KPIs for top govt officials to be based on Madani strategic cores, values: Zuki

MIRI (Feb 9): A 32-year-old man went missing while checking on his fishing nets at an oil palm plantation in Batu Niah today. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre, an emergency call was received at 12.02pm regarding the incident. Four personnel from the Batu Niah fire station were deployed to the [...]

Malaysian pilgrims must now use biometric scanning for umrah E-Visas