
Big fall in kids needing state care

More than 79,000 Thai orphans have been adopted by Thai and foreign families since 1979, a senior official said yesterday.
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Dengue cases rising

Bangkok officials will spray insecticide in all 50 districts after a large number of dengue fever cases in Lat Phrao.
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'Only 70m postcards'

Although Thai football fans have been slow off the mark in a World Cup postal competition, interest is expected to pick up now that the tournament has reached the semi-final stage.
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Bt100m burglary

A man who worked as a caretaker for two years at the Pattaya residence of a mom luang, or royal descendent, is suspected of making off with valuables worth more than Bt100 million on Monday.
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Life lessons prompted search for sons-in-law

Emerging for the first time since erecting his much-talked-about billboard advertisement seeking husbands for his four daughters last month, millionaire businessman Sermkiart Kancharoensri said yesterday the idea came from experience, which has taught him a person must endure hardships before enjoying success.
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State auditors seek reasons behind SSO real estate deal

The Social Security Office (SSO) will have to explain to the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) why it is trying to buy a vacant Bangkok building through a private instead of a state agency.
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