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	Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has been instructed to handle the delivery.&nbsp;</div>
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	Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya, meanwhile, has given Bt600,000 to the government for the same purpose.&nbsp;</div>
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	The 7.8-magnitude quake, which struck Nepal on Saturday, has caused more than 5,000 deaths and shaken the lives of many more.&nbsp;</div>
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Their Majesties the King and the Queen have donated Bt10 million via the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation for the delivery of help to victims of Nepal's earthquake.

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