JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Doctors treating ailing former Indonesian dictator Suharto said Friday his condition is still not stable because his organs have partly failed, but ongoing blood transfusions have slightly improved his condition. Suharto, 84, was admitted to Pertamina Hospital on Thursday evening for intestinal bleeding. He also was having problems swallowing food, doctors said.Brig. Gen. Marjo Subiandono, the presidential doctor, said the function of some of Suharto's organs has decreased by 70 percent. "His condition is slightly better" because of an increased red blood cell count, Subiandono said. "There was still bleeding and therefore he is still given blood transfusion," he added.
It was the fourth time since May 2004 that Suharto has been hospitalized for recurring intestinal bleeding, including a weeklong stay a year ago. Suharto suffered permanent brain damage resulting from at least two strokes after his ouster in 1998.