81.   He said that some of the allegations made by the foreign press regarding the haze are baseless and sometimes ridiculous.

82.   He said police investigations reveal that the police photographer supplied the photos to a local journalist who later distributed them to the foreign press.

83.   He warned the Indonesian media not to rely on the foreign press for its reporting on Indonesia.

84.   However according to foreign press reports Israel manufactures nuclear warheads for its missiles at the nuclear reactor near the southern desert city of Dimona.

85.   In a rare news conference open to the foreign press in Hanoi, State Bank Deputy Governor Le Duc Thuy said the Financial Times report was wrong.

86.   In Cartagena, police scuffled with protesters outside the convention center serving the foreign press and arrested four of them.

87.   Khieu Kanharith could not be reached for comment Sunday, but the information ministry confirmed it was seeking action against the foreign press.

88.   Last week, Indonesian President Suharto accused the foreign press of unbalanced and sensational reporting, which he said had a bad influence on society.

89.   Mahathir has made angry comments about the coverage of anti-government protests by the foreign press, describing these reports as exaggerated.

90.   Mahathir has in the past blamed currency traders, investment fund managers and the foreign press for the economic turmoil.