1.   Higher interest rates, pushed up to help support the battered rupiah, also threaten to choke off loans and economic growth.

2.   That seems to be the thinking in Indonesia, where a proposal to peg the value of the badly battered rupiah to the dollar is gathering momentum.

3.   Dispatched by President Bill Clinton, Mondale said he discussed a controversial plan to shore up the battered rupiah.

4.   Dispatched by President Bill Clinton, Mondale said he and Suharto discussed a controversial plan to shore up the battered rupiah.

5.   Ginandjar said that international support was essential to help rebuild confidence in the crisis-hit economy, especially in the battered rupiah.

6.   He explained that raising interest rates to defend the battered rupiah was no longer effective because the value of the currency now hinged on the domestic political situation.

7.   Many upscale hotels in Indonesia shun the battered rupiah and now only accept dollars.

8.   On Friday the battered rupiah was hit by more volatility, rising in value against the U.S. dollar in early trading only to fall again.

9.   President B.J. Habibie said Tuesday he is not considering currency controls and would continue to let the battered rupiah float against a basket of currencies.

10.   Raden Pardede, an economist at state-owned PT Danareksa Securities, agreed that the battered rupiah was the main reason behind the steep inflation.