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Farmer walks 1,200km to marry sweetheart on Valentine's Day

Suthep Promjit, right, kisses his bride, Thanapa Khiaw-on, at Thung Wa district office in Satun province on Tuesday, Valentine's Day. (Screenshot from TV Channel 7)

A 52-year-old farmer finished a 1,200-kilometre-long journey by foot on Tuesday and completed his mission to marry the sweetheart he met on social media on Valentine's Day.

Suthep Promjit of Nakhon Nayok province, finished his walk-and-run at the Thung Wa district office. And there he wedded Thanapa Khiaw-on, 56, a local vendor.

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