Soeharto admitted to hospital<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto was admitted on
\nTuesday to the privately-run Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta,
\ndue to an uneven heart beat.<\/p>\n
Hospital spokeswoman Tuti Dwi Patmayanti said Soeharto, who
\nturned 80 on Friday, was taken to the hospital at 1:30 p.m. by
\nhis second eldest son Bambang Trihatmodjo and youngest daughter
\nSiti Hutami Endang Adiningsih.<\/p>\n
Col. Maliki Mift, Soeharto's personal assistant, said,
\n\"Bapak's health condition is stable. Since this morning his heart
\nbeat has been slower than usual, and this has affected the blood
\ncirculating to other organs.\"<\/p>\n
\"Doctors are handling him and now he is stable,\" Maliki told
\nthe Post.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters at the hospital later in the day, one of
\nSoeharto's lawyers, Juan Felix Tampubolon, confirmed that the
\nformer president was in stable condition after doctors installed
\na pace maker to help his heart beat normally.<\/p>\n
\"A permanent pace maker will be installed tomorrow
\n(Wednesday),\" Juan Felix said.<\/p>\n
Soeharto, who ruled the country for 32 years until 1998, has
\nbeen treated regularly, and has undergone checkups at Pertamina
\nHospital.<\/p>\n
Since his resignation in 1998, the retired army general has
\nbeen treated at the hospital at least three times for various
\nailments, including a slight stroke and intestinal bleeding.<\/p>\n
Soeharto has also suffered breathing and urinary
\ncomplications, and underwent an emergency appendectomy at
\nPertamina Hospital in February. (bby\/emf)<\/p>",
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