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Bangkok Midnight Marathon 2020 bans foreigners– “khob khun kha”–VIDEO

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3 months ago

August 8, 2020

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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	Eddy Hellebuyck (BEL)	2:23:55	Yuko Gordon (HKG)	2:57:40
2nd	1988	Yoshihiro Hiramori (JPN)	2:18:10	Yuko Gordon (HKG)	2:52:37
3rd	1989	Doug Kurtis (USA)	2:20:15	Cesarina Taroni (ITA)	2:47:53
4th	1990	Doug Kurtis (USA)	2:27:30	Victoria Bunard (MYA)	2:55:15
5th	1991	Doug Kurtis (USA)	2:25:20	Suzanne Ray (USA)	2:48:52
6th	1992	Phillip (MYA)	2:25:24	Lucy Ramwell (GBR)	2:48:28
7th	1993	Daniel Shungea (KEN)	2:23:18	Suman Rawat (IND)	2:58:28
8th	1994	Daniel Shungea (KEN)	2:22:04	Ren Xiujuan (CHN)	2:49:21
9th	1995	Daniel Shungea (KEN)	2:28:35	Rigzen Angmo (IND)	2:51:14
10th	1996	Daniel Shungea (KEN)	2:25:24	Tian Mei (CHN)	2:44:30
—	1997	Not held
11th	1998	Michael Mukoma (KEN)	2:18:59	Wioletta Uryga (POL)	2:53:00
12th	1999	Michael Mukoma (KEN)	2:21:30	Wioletta Uryga (POL)	2:46:40
13th	2000	Vladimir Kotov (BLR)	2:31:11	Sunisa Sailomyen (THA)	2:54:01
14th	2001	Vladimir Kotov (BLR)	2:26:55	Wioletta Kryza (POL)	2:48:30
15th	2002	Jason Mayeroff (USA)	2:27:46	Natalya Volgina (RUS)	2:54:05
16th	2003	Rik Ceulemans (BEL)	2:24:34	Sunisa Sailomyen (THA)	2:59:31
17th	2004	John Sitienei (KEN)	2:22:53	Lillian Chelimo (KEN)	2:57:48
18th	2005	John Sitienei (KEN)	2:23:57	Saiphon Piawong (THA)	3:02:01
19th	2006	John Sitienei (KEN)	2:28:02	Wioletta Uryga (POL)	2:56:50
20th	2007	John Tubei (KEN)	2:18:27	Fridah Lodepa (KEN)	2:51:42
21st	2008	Nelson Rotich (KEN)	2:19:13	Sunisa Sailomyen (THA)	2:48:23
22nd	2009	Francis Kibii (KEN)	2:16:41	Ecler Loywapet (KEN)	2:43:49
23rd	2010	Kennedy Lilian (KEN)	2:16:10	Fridah Lodepa (KEN)	2:42:47
—	2011	Not held
24th	2012 (Feb)	Patrick Rotich (KEN)	2:18:31	Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN)	2:41:37
25th	2012 (Nov)	John Samoei (KEN)	2:30:24	Everline Nyama (KEN)	2:50:12
26th	2013	John Samoei (KEN)	2:30:27	Sunisa Sailomyen (THA)	3:02:31
27th	2014	Lukas Muteti (KEN)	2:33:52	Arpassara Prasarthinpimai (THA)	3:15:00
28th	2015	Nelson Kiptoo (KEN)	2:35:45	Arpassara Prasarthinpimai (THA)	3:12:03
—	2016	Not held
29th	2017	Peter Kipleting (KEN)	2:26:13	Mahlet Shewangizaw (ETH)	2:52:42
30th	2018	Wendwesen Tilahun (ETH)	2:26:39	Julia Njari (KEN)	2:53:31
31st	2019	Philip Lagat (KEN)	2:33:55	Etaferahu Dubale (ETH)	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

Source: Bangkok Midnight Marathon 2020 bans foreigners

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

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3 months ago

August 10, 2020

Udon News

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……..

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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

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3 months ago

August 9, 2020

Udon News

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.

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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital

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3 months ago

August 9, 2020

Udon News

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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