The Health Ministry does not permit the ‘couching’ treatment, namely, pushing the eye lens into the cavity vitreous, conducted by certain quarters allegedly to treat cataract which was viralled on the social media, because it is very dangerous to patients. http://ow.ly/Dt3T30hgs34

Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) deputy president Dato Sri Richard Riot will defend his post in the party's coming triennial delegates’ conference (TDC). http://ow.ly/iFsQ30hgrNt

In what has become a grim ritual, Tony Jenkins examines the mutilated remains of a domestic cat -- and says the south London serial killer has struck once again. http://ow.ly/4G9N30hgqCB

The surging price of cryptocurrencies in global markets is catching the eye not just of ordinary retail investors but a cybercrime gang with links to the North Korean government, according to cyber researchers tracing the group’s activities. http://ow.ly/6h7H30hgpfF

The National Sports Council (MSN) has been instructed to assist three sports which have been dropped from the core sports list to enable their respective associations to formulate more robust development programmes. http://ow.ly/ZXfL30hgrpw

An election of Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)'s Central Committee (CC) is imminent unless some nominees decide to withdraw before Dec 22. http://ow.ly/mw9r30hgqui

Tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods and three fishermen were missing Saturday as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak barrelled towards the eastern Philippines, officials said. http://ow.ly/xEJi30hgmJB

At least two people have been killed following a strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Saturday. http://ow.ly/Ckt730hgqzJ

An assembly of 123 countries gathered at the United Nations agreed to allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute those responsible for the crime of aggression, officials said Friday. http://ow.ly/grPE30hghgI

Beginning next month, every employer and employee will each have to contribute 0.2 per cent of an employee’s base salary, which goes towards an accumulated Employment Insurance System (EIS) fund. http://ow.ly/ITnv30hgreX

Mona, a black flat-coated retriever, listens intently to eight-year-old Urte as she reads aloud from a children’s book while they sit on a red pillow in Lithuania’s grand national library in Vilnius. http://ow.ly/rkKA30hggUT

For the first time, SpaceX on Friday launched both a rocket and a cargo ship that have flown before, a step forward in the company’s goal to lower the cost of spaceflight. http://ow.ly/Tnjz30hgh06

Haw Electrical Trading Sdn Bhd is holding a Christmas Sale at its MJC outlet from Dec 15 to 25 with opening hours from 9.30am to 8pm. http://ow.ly/SPwK30hggOu

The IMH Achievement Award went to Daniel Chan and Cantona Cyril. Mohd Khalid Reduan was the IMH Outstanding Young Musician, while the IMH Outstanding Achievement award went to Abang Erfan Abang Aszman. http://ow.ly/Xqma30hfObp