China on Friday, May 3, launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the rupiah exchange rate depreciated by 2.89 percent year-to-date (ytd) in the first quarter of this year.

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 29, local authorities said on Thursday evening.

Currencies reflect the stability of a country's economy and the attractiveness of its international markets.

The Philippines on Tuesday accuses China's coast guard of harassing and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

The Philippines denies a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea.

The rupiah closed weak at Rp16,187 per US dollar on Thursday.

State-owned Bank Mandiri (IDX: BMRI) reacted well to Bank Indonesia's (BI) decision to raise its benchmark interest rate.

Bank Indonesia has finally raised its benchmark interest rate to 6.25 percent.

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