91.   Last September, he halted trading of the Malaysian ringgit and imposed sweeping capital controls.

92.   Mahathir has accused Soros and other Westerners of causing the devaluation of the Malaysian ringgit.

93.   Mahathir said the Malaysian economy has shown signs of improvement since he pegged the Malaysian ringgit to the dollar and limited trading in the currency to prevent speculative attacks.

94.   Mahathir has previously accused Western currency traders of leading an assault on the Malaysian ringgit and trying to impoverish the nation.

95.   Malaysia clamped temporary currency controls last year to fight speculation against the Malaysian ringgit and prevent huge outflow of foreign capital.

96.   Mahathir has blamed currency speculators for organizing attacks on the Malaysian ringgit to weaken it.

97.   Malaysian share prices closed lower, hurt by the fragility of Asian currencies, including a substantial fall in the value of the Malaysian ringgit.

98.   Najib said as an example, there could be a theory in the economics curriculum which could be used to help boost the value of the Malaysian ringgit.

99.   Quite obvioulsy, if all commitments had been made as well as obligations acquired in Malaysian ringgit, this aspect of the problem need not have surfaced at all.

100.   Since July, an Asian financial crisis has caused the Malaysian ringgit to shed almost half its value against the U.S. dollar.