MONTERREY ~ A Mexican tipping the scales at 560 kilograms will be listed as the world’s fattest man by the Guinness Book of Records, while a loss of 200 kilos may make him the man who lost the most weight. “I’m glad to be in the Guinness Book as the fattest man. I am also [...]

KATHMANDU ~ Fancy standing on the top of Mount Everest? If you have previous high-mountain experience, an understanding boss and about US$40,000 to spare, Russell Brice, a New Zealander and leading Himalayan expedition organizer, can probably help. First conquered in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the 8,848-metre peak has since been scaled around [...]

Suntans and Melting Ice in Alaska’s Far North By William Boot The Washington Post Granted, it is still a niche market. But if the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to be believed – and why not? – it’s a growth opportunity. The traveler in the very near future might be ready for some global [...]

SYDNEY ~ The global community has not done enough to prevent the spread of HIV and millions of deaths from preventable disease are a “shameful failure,” said the head of the International AIDS Society. Society president Pedro Cahn was speaking ahead of the first session of the fourth International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, [...]

Releasing the Creativity & Fun of The Inner Child – The Gift By Jelila For The Bali Times SEMINYAK ~ Discover “The Gift” – a new framework for creating inner harmony. This week, healing the hurt inner child, and empowering the magical child within so you can express that wonderful, free, simple wisdom and creativity [...]

Dedi Susanto, 33, is a pilot of the Indonesian Air Force. From Banyuwangi in East Java, he lives in Yogyakarta with his wife, Astrid Yunita, and their two children, Muhammad Raflie Nauval Madjid, 3, and Annisa Zahra Naura Madjid, 1. He shared his day with The Bali Times’ Arga Sagitarini Read entire article… »

Suzan Hoyle, 61, is a nursing home care worker from Adelaide, Australia. What’s the greatest lesson life has taught you? We’ve got to be honest. Read entire article… »

Name: Fariyanto S.N. Age: 24 Occupation: Law student From: Sumatra Marital status: Single Read entire article… »

JAKARTA ~ The Ministry of Finance said on Thursday it had sold its entire 70.5 percent stake in PT Bali Nirwana Resort to E-Crips Trading Ltd of Singapore for Rp510.8 billion (US$56 million). PT Bali Nirwana owns the Bali Nirwana resort and hotel near Tanah Lot, one of the most attractive tourist sites in Bali. [...]

JAKARTA ~ A special anti-corruption court in Jakarta has sentenced a former minister to seven years in jail for siphoning off more than US$1 million from his ministry’s coffers. Former fisheries and marine affairs minister Rokhmin Dahuri – who was also fined $20,000 – was “proven guilty beyond any doubts of corruption,” Judge Mansyurdin Chaniago [...]

JAKARTA ~ State prosecutors said this week they would file fresh evidence in the murder case of a prominent activist and ask that an overturned conviction be reviewed by the country’s top court. Pollycarpus Priyanto, a pilot accused of links to Indonesia’s powerful intelligence agency BIN, was sentenced to 14 years for poisoning Munir Said [...]

By Sophia Read For The Bali Times SEMINYAK ~ At this time of year, dive centers in Bali are buzzing with talk about the Mola Mola. “Did you see Mola?”  is the question fired at still-dripping divers as they disembark from the boat, or descend from their transports. You can easily tell the divers who [...]