The price for the STC prepaid simcard is 30 Saudi Rial, with installed credit of SR25. “This is because upon arrival in Saudi Arabia, haj pilgrims are required to hand over their passports to the local haj authority (Muassasah),” he said. Nurrin Anuwar said for now, haj pilgrims are encouraged to use the STC services, as the process of buying a prepaid simcard is much easier. Meanwhile, Telekom Malaysia Bhd is also offering its i-Talk service for haj pilgrims to make calls to Malaysia at affordable rates of SR1 per minute. The i-Talk service is available at all hotels and buildings where Malaysia haj pilgrims are staying.

Source: New Strait Times July 27, 2017 00:11 UTC