Indonesian Minister dies

A senior Indonesian cabinet minister and close associate of President Suharto, Susilo Sudarman, has died in hospital in Jakarta where he was being treated for heart disease.

Mr Sudarman, who was sixty-nine, was the Co-ordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs.

He oversaw various important ministries including Defence, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs.

He had a long military career before entering politics.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service