Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. It is the only Half-Marathon that travels through central London and is one of London's largest half-marathons with over 16,000 participants. The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon was established in 2008 by the Royal Parks Foundation as an annual fundraising initiative to both raise funds to support the Foundations work in maintaining London’s eight Royal Parks and enabling charities to be involved as well. Over its first seven years the event raised over £20 million
Speakers' Corner, Singapore call for Myanmar's military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi. Participants from Myanmar were requested to remain outside a cordoned-off area since only Singaporeans and permanent residents may attend demonstrations at Speakers' Corner. In July 2009, the police installed closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras for "safety and security". The police said that the cameras complemented the presence of their officers on the ground and did not record audio inputs. The move drew some negative reactions from the public. Former Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong felt that the installation of CCTV cameras was "pretty ridiculous", and wondered if