11.   In recent months, the Thai baht and the Philippine peso have been devalued.

12.   In the wake of the devaluation of the Thai baht, Southeast Asian currencies -- especially the Philippine peso and the Malaysian ringgit -- have weakened.

13.   Indonesia widened the intervention band for the rupiah, moving to raise the stakes for currency speculators who have forced a devaluation of the Thai baht and Philippine peso.

14.   Many Asian currencies, including the Korean won, the Thai baht and the Philippine peso and the Indonesian rupiah all fell to historic lows against the dollar.

15.   Meantime, the Philippine peso, Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah plunged to new lows amid slumping investor confidence in Southeast Asia.

16.   Meantime, the Indonesian rupiah, Thai baht and Philippine peso plunged to record lows.

17.   Meantime, the Philippine peso, Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah plunged to new lows.

18.   Newspapers reported Thursday that the Bangko Sentral vowed to quash speculation against the Philippine peso.

19.   On Friday, the Indonesian rupiah, the Thai baht and the Philippine peso all plunged to historical lows as investors pulled their funds out of Asia.

20.   Only the Hong Kong dollar, the Indonesian rupiah and the Philippine peso failed to appreciate against the U.S. dollar.