Magam Ruhunupura International Conference Hall declared open
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday (07) ceremonially declared open the Magam Ruhunupura International Conference Hall in the port city of Hambantota.
Magam Ruhunupura International Conference Hall (MRICH) constructed with assistance from South Korean government in a 28 acre plot of land in Siribopura, Hambantota, is Sri Lanka’s second international conference hall.
The main hall has a seating capacity for 1,500 and the other three halls can cater to 260 guests each. The MRICHl also has a vehicle park for 670 cars, 12 buses, and 245 motorcycles a5d also a helipad.
The Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) will be held from November 10 -14 at the Hambantota Magam Ruhunupura International Conference Centre.
The Chief Incumbent of the Sithulpawwa Raja Maha Vihare the Ven. Metaramba Hemarathana Thera, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Colombo Jongmoon Choi, Ministers Professor G.L. Peiris and Mahinda Amaraweera, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, and parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa were also present at the opening ceremony.
(Courtesy: Government News Portal)
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good job Sir,
those need in the country if your looking for the future of next generation….
It is right and proper that we develop the South. Hambantota is the hometown of the President. It is time we move away from developing only Colombo and Kotte as the old capitals. Colombo has in fact become ‘Tamilised and Islamised’ by the large influx of Tamils and Muslims during the terror years. It has become the de facto capital of the Tamils and not Yalpanam. However, we must not abandon Colombo to them. Sri Lanka is ONE COUNTRY ONE NATION. We will not give an inch away to the Tamil separatists to begin the colonisation of the whole island by the Tamils of Tamil Nadu who consider SL as part of their State from ancient days.
Fat chance!
Development in many forms is most welcome for a poor country like Sri Lanka. In developed countries, convention centres are not usually located in those countries’ leaders’ villages or home towns but in socially and commercially viable locations that are decided on after extensive cost-benefit analysis and economic considerations taking into account the demographic profiles and industrial climates. Similar criteria are applied in the locating of transport, sporting and freight facilities. Personalising national development programs is generally not practised in those countries.