1.   Among Southeast Asian currencies, the Malaysian ringgit and the Indonesian rupiah rallied amid speculation central banks in those countries bought their currencies to stem their decline.

2.   Among the currencies in which traders expect volume will swell are the Mexican peso, the Czech koruna, the Malaysian ringgit and the yuan.

3.   At the time, Mahathir said currency trading was responsible for the drop in value of the Malaysian ringgit and the decline in the Kuala Lumpur exchange.

4.   A host of other Asian currencies, including the Malaysian ringgit, the Thai baht, the Singapore dollar and the New Taiwan dollar, also recovered.

5.   A host of other Asian currencies including the Malaysian ringgit, the Indonesian rupiah, and the New Taiwan dollar plunged yesterday.

6.   A host of other Asian currencies, including the New Taiwan dollar, the Indonesian rupiah and the Malaysian ringgit also tumbled.

7.   A plunge by the Malaysian ringgit and the Indonesian rupiah also hurt the Japanese currency by eroding confidence in Asia.

8.   But the Shangri-La in Kuala Lumpur still listed prices in Malaysian ringgit as of early February.

9.   By suspending trading of the Malaysian ringgit and fixing its exchange rate to the U.S. dollar, the government was able to lower interest rates and ward off speculators.

10.   Choi Jae Hyun came to the bank Wednesday carrying a plastic baggie containing American pennies and quarters, Canadian dollars, Malaysian ringgit and Chinese yuan.