19lb baby draws big crowds

INDONESIA’S heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds yesterday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar — or the Great in Arabic — came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds.

Akbar Risuddin was born to a diabetic mother in a 40-minute caesarean delivery complicated because of his unusual weight and size, Dr Binsar Sitanggang said.

The baby’s father Muhammad Hasanuddin said yesterday, “I’m very happy that my baby and his mother are in good health. “I hope I can afford to feed the baby enough, because he needs more milk than other babies.”