Indonesia President Joko Widodo’s main rivals in next year’s elections have taken aim at his administration’s economic policies, expressing concerns over the weakening of the Indonesian currency amid global uncertainty, The Staits Times reports. While the Indonesian government has appealed to its citizens to think twice before travelling overseas to safeguard the foreign exchange, Indonesians are unfazed by the weakening rupiah, booking tickets to various destinations, according to The Jakarta Post. Jakarta is better placed to defend the rupiah than it was two decades ago. Foreign-exchange reserves are bigger and its external debt is lower, writes Clarra Ferreira-Marques for Reuters’ Breakingviews.