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Bangkok Midnight Marathon 2020 bans foreigners– “khob khun kha”–VIDEO
Facebook It’s official…..oh wait a minute. It’s not. The Bangkok Midnight Marathon 2020 was originally going to ban foreigners from participating. Popular blogger Richard Barrow posted the news last night saying… “ For some reason, the organizers of this year’s Bangkok Midnight Marathon have decided not to allow foreigners to run”… But then they quickly changed their mind.
Dear Expat Runners,.We would like to confirm that the registration for Expat Runners will be open on Thursday 13th…
Posted by Bangkok Midnight Marathon on Friday, August 7, 2020
In 2019, the Bangkok Midnight Marathon took place on August 24-25 with over 10,000 runners from 30 different countries who raced from midnight onwards through the streets of Bangkok.
There is a 42-kilometer full marathon, a 21-kilometer half marathon, and a 10-kilometer mini-marathon; all of which start and end at the Phra Nakhon district. All races start at 11:59 PM, and each distance has a specific time for finishing the run with the full marathon lasting for 6 hours, followed by 3.5, and 2 hours.
Past Results from wikipedia.org
Edition | Year | Men’s winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women’s winner | Time (h:m:s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 1987 | ![]() |
2:23:55 | ![]() |
2:57:40 |
2nd | 1988 | ![]() |
2:18:10 | ![]() |
2:52:37 |
3rd | 1989 | ![]() |
2:20:15 | ![]() |
2:47:53 |
4th | 1990 | ![]() |
2:27:30 | ![]() |
2:55:15 |
5th | 1991 | ![]() |
2:25:20 | ![]() |
2:48:52 |
6th | 1992 | ![]() |
2:25:24 | ![]() |
2:48:28 |
7th | 1993 | ![]() |
2:23:18 | ![]() |
2:58:28 |
8th | 1994 | ![]() |
2:22:04 | ![]() |
2:49:21 |
9th | 1995 | ![]() |
2:28:35 | ![]() |
2:51:14 |
10th | 1996 | ![]() |
2:25:24 | ![]() |
2:44:30 |
— | 1997 | Not held | |||
11th | 1998 | ![]() |
2:18:59 | ![]() |
2:53:00 |
12th | 1999 | ![]() |
2:21:30 | ![]() |
2:46:40 |
13th | 2000 | ![]() |
2:31:11 | ![]() |
2:54:01 |
14th | 2001 | ![]() |
2:26:55 | ![]() |
2:48:30 |
15th | 2002 | ![]() |
2:27:46 | ![]() |
2:54:05 |
16th | 2003 | ![]() |
2:24:34 | ![]() |
2:59:31 |
17th | 2004 | ![]() |
2:22:53 | ![]() |
2:57:48 |
18th | 2005 | ![]() |
2:23:57 | ![]() |
3:02:01 |
19th | 2006 | ![]() |
2:28:02 | ![]() |
2:56:50 |
20th | 2007 | ![]() |
2:18:27 | ![]() |
2:51:42 |
21st | 2008 | ![]() |
2:19:13 | ![]() |
2:48:23 |
22nd | 2009 | ![]() |
2:16:41 | ![]() |
2:43:49 |
23rd | 2010 | ![]() |
2:16:10 | ![]() |
2:42:47 |
— | 2011 | Not held | |||
24th | 2012 (Feb) | ![]() |
2:18:31 | ![]() |
2:41:37 |
25th | 2012 (Nov) | ![]() |
2:30:24 | ![]() |
2:50:12 |
26th | 2013 | ![]() |
2:30:27 | ![]() |
3:02:31 |
27th | 2014 | ![]() |
2:33:52 | ![]() |
3:15:00 |
28th | 2015 | ![]() |
2:35:45 | ![]() |
3:12:03 |
— | 2016 | Not held | |||
29th | 2017 | ![]() |
2:26:13 | ![]() |
2:52:42 |
30th | 2018 | ![]() |
2:26:39 | ![]() |
2:53:31 |
31st | 2019 | ![]() |
2:33:55 | ![]() |
2:55:14 |
Fellow expat tweeted as well:
The organizers of the Bangkok Midnight Marathon have come out again to apologize “for any misunderstanding”. They say they will now allow expat runners to take part in the race. They will be allowed to register from Thursday 13th August. But there is one catch….. pic.twitter.com/893PtwvZHW
— Richard Barrow in Thailand 🇹🇭🇬🇧 (@RichardBarrow) August 8, 2020
Twitter Source: https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bangkokmidnightmarathon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Marathon
Writer and translator: Gerald Winik
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning

On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.

Chachoengsao Province
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks

Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital

A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
Source: ‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
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