News stories by IPS Correspondents, page 78

BONN, Nov 12 (IPS) - A leading German development expert urged the Bonn government this week not to give assistance for the controversial 200-megawatt Arun III dam project in eastern Nepal.

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 12 (IPS) - SOUTH AFRICA'S PROPOSAL TO END AN INTERNATIONAL BAN ON TRADE IN ELEPHANT AND RHINO PRODUCTS HAS SPARKED AN INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY AND PROVOKED A DEEP SPLIT IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES HERE.

NAGAI-QUAI-DE MILLET (SOUTHERN INDIA), Nov 12 (IPS) - RIVER CAUVERY'S RICH SOIL DEPOSITS HAVE MADE THIS DELTA REGION ONE OF THE MOST FERTILE IN SOUTHERN INDIA, BUT LARGE SCALE FISH FARMING APPEARS POISED TO CHANGE ALL THAT.

BANGKOK, Nov 12 (IPS) - Critics of the Thailand's fragile coalition government led by Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai are always predicting its break-up, but it has so far managed to survive crises thrown its way and even completed its mid-term in October.

JAKARTA, Nov 12 (IPS) - Eighteen ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum today agreed to take steps to free trade in the Pacific Rim, but still would not put down on paper a target date for that to happen.

COLOMBO, Nov 12 (IPS) - CHANDRIKA KUMARATUNGA SATURDAY TOOK OATH AS SRI LANKA'S FIRST WOMAN AND FOURTH EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT IN SINHALA, TAMIL AND ENGLISH, SIGNIFYING HER DESIRE TO BRING HARMONY TO A NATION TORN APART BY ETHNIC STRIFE.

SANTIAGO, Nov 12 (IPS) - Interest rates in Chile will be lowered in order to meet the goal of eight percent inflation for 1995, Finance Minister Eduardo Aninat and Central Bank president Roberto Zahler announced.

PRAGUE, Nov 11 (IPS) - As recently as five years ago, many persecuted Czech writers looked to their colleagues from P.E.N. International for much-needed encouragement and support.

ROME, Nov 11 (IPS) - For a religious institute committed to dialogue and tolerance the new Islamic Cultural Centre and Mosque in Rome did not get off to the best of starts.

LONDON, Nov 11 (IPS) - This Friday copper went into the weekend slightly higher on a cash basis -- but a few clicks lower on three- month on the beginning of the week.