The rupiah has slumped while the benchmark stock index has tumbled 36 per cent to become world's worst performing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Indonesia stocks also sank to a five-year low. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The JCI fell by as much as 5 percent in the first trading session on Wednesday, while the rupiah weakened to Rp17,930 per U.S. dollar.

Markets face mounting pressure from fiscal concerns, new export controls

Indonesian stocks suffered a rout on Wednesday with the benchmark index closing at its lowest level in five years.

Against the Singapore dollar, the rupiah also dropped to a new low, trading at 14,047.71. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's rupiah hit its weakest level ever against the dollar on Thursday (Jun 4), breaching the psychological 18,000 threshold amid concerns about the country's…

The rupiah slid to a new record low of Rp 18,000 per United States dollar on Thursday, extending its losses this year to more than 7 percent and making it Asia’s worst-performing…

Currency plunge comes as energy shock from the Iran war casts a cloud over Southeast Asian economies.

By Amanda Lee and Ying Xian Wong

The central bank said it would intensify intervention to stabilize the rupiah and ensure orderly markets while maintaining attractive yields on monetary instruments to support…

The rupiah has slumped while the benchmark stock index has tumbled 36 per cent to become world's worst performing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.