Melaka International Trade Centre

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Melaka International Trade Centre
Pusat Perdagangan Antarabangsa Melaka
Melaka International Trade Center.jpg
Location Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates 2°16′18″N102°17′6″E / 2.27167°N 102.28500°E / 2.27167; 102.28500
OwnerMelaka International Trade Centre Sdn Bhd
(subsidiary of Malacca Corporation)
OperatorMelaka International Trade Centre Sdn Bhd
(subsidiary of Malacca Corporation)
Current use Indoor games and sports and business events
Construction
BuiltDecember 2002
OpenedJune 2003
Website
mitc.org.my
Melaka International Trade Centre exhibition hall Melaka International Trade Centre - Interior.jpg
Melaka International Trade Centre exhibition hall

Melaka International Trade Centre [a] (MITC; Malay : Pusat Perdagangan Antarabangsa Melaka) is a conference centre situated in the town of Ayer Keroh, in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It was officially launched in June 2003 by Mohammad Ali bin Rustam, the former Chief Minister of Malacca as the main hub of the state's MICE tourism. [1] The exhibition centre is part of a larger namesake complex that was developed in stages, which also includes business districts, hotels, sports complex and federal and state government offices. [2]

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History

The idea to build an international exhibition centre for Malacca state-based multinational companies was conceived in the late 1990s by then-Chief Minister of Malacca Mohd Ali Rustam after a business trip to Taiwan. [3] A plot of land with an area of 72.84 hectares in Ayer Keroh was identified as the permanent site for the exhibition centre. [4]

On 4 August 2000, the State Development Corporation set up a temporary site for the exhibition centre on the fifth and sixth floors of the State UMNO Building at Jalan Hang Tuah in Malacca Town (now Malacca City), pending the completion of the main building in Ayer Keroh. [5]

The building's construction began in November 2001 and completed in December 2002 with a cost of RM60 million. [6] Its surrounding facilities like the hotels, government offices, commercial lots and the bowling centre were completed few years later. There was also a plan by the Malacca Municipal Council (now City Council) to build a bus terminal within the MITC Business District, but this did not materialise.

Facilities

Notable events

Business district

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This convention centre uses the Malay language spelling of the state's name, as opposed to the more traditional English language spelling of its name, "Malacca".

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction". mitc.org.my. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
  2. ↑ Mohamad Yatim Latip (11 October 2003). "MITC to be focal point". New Straits Times.
  3. ↑ "Malacca International Trade Centre opens its doors". New Straits Times. Bernama. 7 August 2000.
  4. ↑ "MITC begins with three agencies, furniture company". New Straits Times. 16 September 2000.
  5. ↑ A Hafiz Yatim (12 October 2001). "MITC at the forefront of development". New Straits Times.
  6. ↑ "SOCSO building back-up facility in Ayer Keroh". New Straits Times. 27 April 2002.
  7. ↑ "Exhibition Hall". mitc.org.my. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Melaka, Malaysia". qubicaamf.com.
  9. ↑ "Siti Rahmah, Al Juffri qualify to finals of 2022 World Silat Pencak Championship". The Sun (Malaysia). Bernama. 30 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Melaka International Bowling Centre". Kumpulan Melaka Berhad. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ancasa Hotels Advertisement". New Straits Times. 1 March 2005.
  12. ↑ "MITC Hotel Official Website". mitchotel.com.my.


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