Penolakan masyarakat melalui aksi demo atas rencana pemerintah menaikkan BBM mengakibatkan pelaku pasar membeli dolar AS yang memicu mata uang asing itu menguat, kata pengamat pasar uang Edwin Sinaga di Jakarta.
The public protests against the government's plan to raise fuel prices have prompted investors to buy up dollars and this caused the greenback to strengthen, money market observer Edwin Sinaga said on Monday.