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Condition of former Indonesian leader, stable

The condition of former Indonesian president Suharto is slowly improving, but his doctors say he is still seriously ill with pneumonia in a Jakarta hospital.

The 80-year-old Mr Suharto, who has suffered at least one stroke, was hospitalised on Monday with the latest of a series of illnesses.

The chief of Mr Suharto's private team of doctors, says the former Indonesian leader will have to remain in hospital for intensive treatment because of his advanced age and the many ailments he is suffering from.

He did not give a timeframe.

20/12/01 12:25:16 | ABC Radio Australia News

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