There is a long table with a white tablecloth in the middle of a 3x5-meter room. Food and snacks are arranged on it. There are scores of chairs with red slipcovers around the table. A large whiteboard hangs on one wall, crammed with words and numbers. This is where the latest condition of former President Suharto has been noted while receiving medical treatment at the VVIP Room on the fifth floor of Pertamina Hospital, South Jakarta.

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