Indonesia, April 23 -- We are simply monitoring it, and it is Bank Indonesia's duty to maintain stability,

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the government will remain cautious as rising global tensions drag the rupiah past Rp17,200 per US dollar.

"We are witnessing global volatility as the primary reason. Therefore, let us just monitor the developments," he remarked at the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming office in Jakarta on Thursday.

He made the statement after the rupiah's exchange rate weakened by 108 points, or 0.63 percent, to Rp17,289 per US dollar on Thursday morning, slipping from its previous close of Rp17,181.

Amid the alarming trend, Hartarto assured t...