Kusukela lapha kuqhubeke, iLaos kulindeleke ukuthi ingasadlali umaka njengezwe elingaphandle, elivalekile eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia elizivalele ngokungenacala lisuka kuso sonke isifunda, izwekazi kanye nomhlaba — ngenxa yokusingatha kwalo okunesizotha kodwa okuncomekayo. Imidlalo yama-25 yaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia.
Izinsuku eziyi-11 ngoDisemba—kusukela ziyisi-9 kuye ku-19—iLaos yazivulela emhlabeni wonke, yabonisa inhloko-dolobha yayo iVientiane hhayi nje kuphela njengendawo yokuvakasha lapho izivakashi zingazizwa ziphephile, kodwa futhi njengethemba lokutshala izimali.
Ekhululekile futhi engenazo ingcindezi, u-Vientiane wamukele abasubathi abangaphezu kuka-3,000 kanye nezikhulu zezemidlalo eziningi kanye nezinkulungwane zezivakashi ezengeziwe phakathi neMidlalo, lapho ebonise khona ukupha kwabantu abayizigidi ezingu-7 abafisa ukuba yingxenye yomphakathi womhlaba.
Umongameli we-Vientiane Hotel and Restaurant Association u-Oudet Souvannavong uthe iningi lamahhotela angu-7,000 namakamelo ezindlu zezivakashi e-Vientiane abebhukelwe ngokuphelele umcimbi.
"Ukubhukha okunzima kwamakamelo ehhotela bekuhambisana nalokho ebesikulindele," kusho u-Oudet, enezela ukuthi cishe izivakashi zehhotela nezindlu zezivakashi ezingaba ngu-3,000 bekuyizithunywa ezivela emazweni angamalungu e-Asean.
Amabhizinisi nosomnotho bathi izivakashi zichitha okungenani ama-US$100 ngosuku ngesikhathi behlala eLaos. Ngakho, ithole isamba esingu-$700,000 ngosuku—ijovelwe embonini yezokuvakasha yaseLao namabhizinisi ahlobene nawo eVientiane.
Inhloko yeLao Association of Travel Agents uBouakhao Phomsouvanh uthe le mali isize imboni yezokuvakasha yaseLao ukuthi ilulame ngemuva kokuwa kwenkinga yezimali emhlabeni, edale ukwehla okukhulu kwezivakashi ezifikayo.
Cishe amaphesenti ayi-15 kuya kwangama-20 ezivakashi akhansela uhambo lwawo oluya eLaos ngasekupheleni kuka-2008 nasekuqaleni kuka-2009 ngemuva kwenhlekelele yezimali emhlabeni wonke kanye nokuqubuka kwegciwane le-H1N1.
UBouakhao uthe ukube bekungengenxa ye-SEA Games, imboni yezokuvakasha ngabe ihlukumezeke kakhulu ngenxa yokuwa komnotho. Ubuye waveza ukuthi ngaphambi kwenhlekelele nokuqubuka kwe-H1N1, isibalo esandayo sabavakashi abavela emazweni ase-Europe sinikeze imboni umfutho.
U-Bouakhao wanezela ukuthi le Midlalo ayizuzisanga amahhotela nezindawo zokudlela kuphela kodwa futhi nabathengisi abathengisa izikhumbuzo nezikibha ezibukelini.
Izitolo eziningi zenoodle endaweni yaseSihom enkabeni yeVientiane bezigcwele amakhasimende. Abathengisi emakethe yaseThongkhankham nabo babulele, kodwa abazange banyuse amanani abo futhi bakujabulele ukubamba iqhaza ekusingatheni lo mcimbi.
UNobhala Jikelele weLao National Chamber of Industry and Commerce uKhanthalavong Dalavong uthe ukutshalwa kwezimali kukahulumeni kulo mcimbi kukhuphule umnotho.
Le midlalo ivumele i-Laos, izwe elincanyana kune-Philippines enendawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-91,400, ukuthi ibeke unyawo lwayo olungcono kakhulu enkundleni yezemidlalo.
Iwine isamba esingu-33-25-52 segolide-silver-bronze, ukuthuthuka okukhulu isuka ku-5-7-32 eyayithola eKorat (Thailand) eminyakeni emibili edlule. Abasubathi baseLao—abaphume endaweni yesikhombisa sekukonke, amarungi amabili ngemuva kwePhilippines (izindondo zegolide ezingama-38)—nabo badlule igoli labo lamagolide angama-25.
Ohlelweni lwama-25 lweMidlalo, iThailand iphinde yaphinda njengompetha bayo yonke indawo ngezindondo zegolide ezingama-86, yalandelwa yiVietnam (83), Indonesia (43), Malaysia (40), Philippines, Singapore (33-30-25), Laos, Myanmar. (12), Cambodia (3), Brunei (1) kanye East Timor (3 bronzes).
I-Laos yacwila ezindaweni ezingemuva kwezemidlalo futhi ayizange iphumelele indondo yayo yokuqala yegolide ye-SEA Games kwaze kwaba ngu-1999—iLaos yayiyilungu elisungula le Midlalo ngo-1959 (Disemba 12 kuya ku-17) neBurma, Malaya (Malaysia), Singapore, Thailand kanye neVietnam. I-Thailand isingathe umcimbi wokuvula lapho abasubathi abangu-527 beqhudelana khona emidlalweni engu-12.
Ukusingathwa kwayo Le midlalo ngendlela ethobekile—okokuqala eminyakeni engu-50—kuvune ukubuyekezwa okuhle kwe-Laos, okuhlanganisa neyodwa yeKomidi Lamazwe Ngamazwe Lama-Olympic elinikeze ababungazi Indondo Kamongameli ehlonishwayo.
Kodwa ukwenza kahle enkundleni yezemidlalo akuwona kuphela okuzuziwe abantu baseLao, ngokusho kwePhini likaNobhala Jikelele weLaos Olympic Council eSouthanom Inthavong.
“Izinzuzo ze-SEA Games azigcinanga kwezemidlalo kuphela. ILaos yayingekho nje emehlweni amazwe aseNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia kodwa futhi emhlabeni wonke amasonto amabili. Umthelela omuhle uzwakele nasemkhakheni wezomnotho nezokungcebeleka.”
Uqhube wathi: “Ukwenziwa ngempumelelo kwale midlalo kusivulele ithuba lokusingatha eminye imidlalo yamazwe ngamazwe. Kungase kungabi njengeMidlalo ye-SEA ehlelwe kahle kakhulu kodwa iLaos iwutholile umsebenzi ngokunqoba imingcele eminingi ngesikhathi esifushane kangaka. "
ILaos yayakhe futhi yathuthukisa izinkundla zayo, izikhungo zokuqeqesha, izindawo zokuhlala, ezokuthutha kanye nezokuvakasha zale Midlalo.
I-Vientiane, okuyikhaya lamahhotela angu-97, izindawo zokudlela ezingu-69 nezinkampani zezokuvakasha ezingu-60, yachitha ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-12 ze-kip (cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1.3) ukuthola indawo yokuhlala, ukuthuthukisa ukubukeka kwedolobha nokwandisa inethiwekhi yezokuthutha zomphakathi.
Isifundazwe sase-Savannakhet sasebenzisa imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-65 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-7) ekuthuthukiseni ingqalasizinda yemicimbi yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo, futhi isifundazwe saseLuang Prabang sakha kabusha inkundla yaso ekhona kakade yemicimbi yethrekhi nenkundla.
Inkundla yegalofu entsha sha enezimbobo eziyi-18 (ezogcina inwetshiwe ibe yizimbobo ezingama-27) engaphakathi kwedolobhana lasePhokham esifundeni i-Xaythany yakhiwe ngenani lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-15 ngosizo lwe-Asean Civil Bridge-Road Company futhi kamuva, i-Booyoung. Inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea.
Inkundla yamazwe ngamazwe yokucibishela imicibisholo etholakala esigodini sase-Dongsanghin esifundeni sase-Xaythany iphinde yadla uhulumeni izigidi ezingu-200 ze-kip.
Usizo oluncane oluvela komakhelwane
I-Vietnam, abantu baseLao abayibiza nge-“Big Brother,” isize esiteji nasekuhleleni imiqhudelwano, yaphinde yakhokhisa umthethosivivinywa we-Games Village entsha yezigidi ezingu-19 zamaRandi. I-Thailand inikeze izikhulu zaseLaos izifundo zokushintshana ngezinkomba ngesikhathi sokulungiselela Imidlalo, ebibiza amaRandi ayizigidi ezi-2.9.
I-Singapore inikeze othisha nochwepheshe, futhi izinhlangano ezifana ne-Yuuwakai Association yase-Japan zanikela ngama-US$100,000 esikhungo esisha sokuqeqesha i-Karatedo.
I-China iphinde yathwala izindleko ezinkulu zenkundla entsha yeLaos National Stadium elinganiselwa ku-US$85 million.
Ukuthi iLaos yazibonakalisa kanjani emhlabeni kwabonakala ekuvezweni kwemidlalo yethelevishini. Iziteshi zikamabonakude ezingu-14 eBrunei, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam kanye nezwe elisingethe le midlalo zasakaza le miqhudelwano bukhoma kusukela lapho yenzeka khona.
I-Laos, ngempela, ibukeka ngendlela ehlukile kunombono womhlaba, ngemva kweMidlalo. Kubonakala kulungile ukuthi phakathi nezinsuku eziyi-11 zeMidlalo Yasolwandle abantu baseLao babelokhu becula bengaphezi: Lao Su! Sawubona! (Lokho kusho ukuthi Hamba! Hamba! Lao!). Imidlalo isiqalile futhi yaphela. Ikusasa elingcono kakhulu leLaos liyanda.
