1.   During December, the rupiah dropped on wild speculation that Suharto was seriously ill.

2.   In December, the fragile rupiah dropped in value because of worries about his health.

3.   The rupiah has persistently dropped since financial turmoil hit the country early July last year.

4.   Traders panicked and the rupiah dropped.

5.   The rupiah has dropped by about two percent so far this year.