Presentation of AIBD Awards Winners at General Conference 2014 Inauguration

The presentation of the winners of the AIBD TV & Radio Awards 2014 was conducted at the Inauguration Ceremony of the AIBD General Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 13 August 2014. The winners were each presented with a certificate, trophy and USD 500 as reward for their special programmes.

Mr Upatissa Nissanka of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and Ms. Pearl Forss of Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp, Singapore (third from right) along with representatives from SAPPRFT, China (on behalf of China Radio International) receiving their awards at the GC Inauguration Ceremony 2014

AIBD TV AWARD 2014 on “The Best TV Programme on Sports and Social Change”

“A Singaporean Abroad – Kenyan Riders” – Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp, Singapore

In this feature programme, a Singaporean in Kenya invests his time in seeking to train local milkmen as cyclists to qualify for the Tour de France.

AIBD TV AWARD 2014 on “The Best TV Programme on Protection of Indigenous Minorities”

“Vanishing Trails” – Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Sri Lanka

This feature documentary show gives an in-depth look at the indigenous people Veddas who lives in Sri Lanka and who lost their traditional homes during the long civil war gripping the country.

AIBD RADIO AWARD 2014 on “The Best Radio Programme Dealing with the Human Migration and its Consequences”

“A Euro Village in China” – China Radio International

This interesting programme looks at a mountain village in East China where people have been immigrating to Europe for work since the last few decades, and have brought their prosperity back home.