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The World Radio Day is commemorated every 13th February. The commemoration is expected to be a precious moment to encourage development and provide beneficial information for the people. This was stated by Advisor for Communication and Information of UNECSO Jakarta, Ming Kuok Lim at a special interview with RRI World Service -Voice of Indonesia at UNESCO Office in Jakarta recently. He further said that radio has its own power in disseminating information, especially in developing countries.

”...Radio remains important source of information for many people, especially people in the developing world and we see radio especially this year’s theme Radio and Sports as force to encourage civic participation and sustainable development,” Ming Kuok Lim said.

Moreover, Ming Kuok Lim also explained that UNESCO assumed radio to have played a major role in disseminating and encouraging values and information flow in sports. He hoped radio can be a media which encourages the world development. (VOI/AF/ALIKA/RHM)