As a day of firsts, 46th Annual Gathering/19th AIBD General Conference saw the first-ever special awards conferred to two deserving recipients:  

1. Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award to  

          H.E Dr Khieu Kanharith  

          Minister of Information, Kingdom of Cambodia.  

To celebrate encouragement and patronage afforded to AIBD throughout the years, AIBD conferring the ‘Life-Time Achievement Award’ to His Excellency, Dr Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Information (MOI), Kingdom of Cambodia for his unwavering support of AIBD. His Excellency has always made a point to attend most of AIBDs meetings and actively supported all AIBD endeavors particularly that of the ‘Angkor Anti-Fake News Initiative’.

2. Presentation of‘AIBD Appreciation Award’to Radio Television Brunei (RTB)  

         Haji Azman Haji Abdul Rahim, Acting Director  

         Represented by Mr. Cheong Chee Keong,  

         Acting Deputy Director (Development)  

In recognition of exceptional commitment of Radio Television Brunei (RTB) towards up-skilling their own staff through AIBD initiatives and trainings. RTB is a loyal member who has always funded several workshops held in the Kingdom, supporting and augmenting AIBD initiatives and training efforts throughout the years.  

The award was presented by the President AIBD General Conference.