• by IPS Correspondents (jakarta)
• Friday, November 11, 1994
• Inter Press Service

JAKARTA, Nov 11 (IPS) - Indonesia has tried to use the flood of foreign dignitaries attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings to boost its international standing, but the world's fourth most populous nation is finding itself the focus of much unwanted attention as well.

Indonesia has tried to propel itself into the limelight in recent years by heading the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and now APEC, eagerly showing off its booming economy and success in drastically reducing poverty despite having 190 million people.

But the country has come under close scrutiny inq ITEM CLOSED

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