The defence ministry said two people had been killed, one of them a sailor.

Sources close to the defence ministry said Friday that only 34 bodies had been found.

Later on, the defence ministry suffered from even bigger financial cuts.

Roads near the presidential palace and defence ministry are closed.

Specialists from the defence ministry were still at work in the com centre and the control room.

Clearly we would want to see greater democratisation of the defence ministry in Indonesia.

The defence ministries had to bend their ears to get the work done.

It was restored to house the Defence Ministry during the 1970s and 1980s.

After all, the Defence Ministry needs enough young soldiers to be able to maintain a fighting army.

The first task was to open communications with customers - frequently people he had previously known in the defence ministries and air forces.