Sibu Toilet Council: National Toilet Exposition & Forum (NATEF) 2007

The National Toilet Exposition & Forum or NATEF 2007 was held in Sibu on 9th t0 12th of August,2007 organised by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC), Quality Restroom Association Malaysia (QRAM) with the funding from the federal ministry of Housing & Local Government Malaysia (KPKT). The events included a special half day course on washroom cleaning by Gomega (M) sdn. bhd. a cleaning specialists consultant on 9th of August 2007 at RH Hotel, Sibu , the Exhibition of sanitary wares from big corporate companies, cleaning contractors & Services from 10th t0 12th of August 2007 at the lobby of Sanyan Building, Sibu and the Toilet Forum at RH Hotel by re known speakers from World Toilet Organisation (WTO),Singapore, Malaysia, Africa , World Toilet Association (WTA) ,Korea ,the NGOs and as well as from the government. Personal experiences, Public toilets, Cleaning , environment were the issues discussed in the forum. Official launching of 1st Malaysian Model School Toilet for Malaysian School at a local primary school in Sibu by the sponsor of the project- a federal ministry Department of Standard Malaysia (DSM). Visit to the environmental friendly toilets at at Sibu Gateway, Sibu Town Square Phase II and place of interest in Sibu like the Sibu Central Market and Dayak Long House.

The Official Exhibition & Forum Venues.

i. Official exhibition venue- Podium Level, Wisma Sanyan, Sibu.
ii. Official Forum venue - RH Hotel, Sibu.

A. Natef 2007- Exhibition

The guest of honor is YB Dato' Sri Wong Soon Koh , Finance Minister II & Minister of Urban Development & Tourism, Sarawak

A total of 14 exhibitors including the government departments & the sanitary wares manufacturers participated this Natef 2007 exhibition .They are from Sime Inax Sdn.,Claytan Industries Sdn. Bhd.,GBH Bathroom Products Sdn. Bhd.,Initial Hygiene, DOE Industries Sdn. Bhd., Quality Restroom Association Malaysia (QRAM), Kementerian Perumahan & kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT), Geo Kinetics Sdn. Bhd., Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM), Malaysian Environment Cleaning Science Sdn. Bhd.(MECSc) Gomega, Duromac (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kimberly Clark, Kimgress, Sibu Municipal Council (SMC)/Sibu Toilet Council (STC) and the school (SRK Perbandaran No. 4) where the 1st Model Toilet for Malaysian Schools was located. The exhibition was held from 9th to 12th August 2007.

1. Overview of the Natef 2007 exhibition at Wisma Sanyan, podium Level, Sibu.

2. Booth of Sibu Toilet Council and KPKT.

3. Booth of DOE Industries.

4. Kimberly Clark representatives.

5. Kimgress Booth

6. Malaysian Environment Cleaning Science Sdn. Bhd. (MECSc) Gomega.

7. SRK Perbandaran Sibu No. 4.

B.Natef 2007- Toilet Forum

YB Dato' Micheal Manyin officiated the launching of the NATEF 2007 Forum on behalf of YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak .

The 10th & 11th August 2007 were the dates for the Toilet forum and this forum saw the international & experienced speakers from :-

1. World Toilet organization (WTO) Mr. Jack Sim(Topic: Global Trends of Clean Toilets as Competitive Edge of a country) .

2.Mr. Trevor Mulaudzi of South Africa (Topic: Malaysian Public Toilet Cleanliness campaign needs The determination and commitment from All Parties.).

3.His Excellency , Mr. SIM Jae-Duck of South Korea of World Toilet Association (Topic: "Toilet Revolution"- Case of Korea and the Inauguration of the world Toilet Association.).

4.Sir John SC Loh (PDG Lion) from QRAM (Topic: Role of Non-Government Organization(NGO's) in promoting Cleanliness and Clean Toilet Culture).

5.Mr. Derek Ho Yeong Thye of Singapore Head of North West Regional Office, National Environment Agency (Topic : Singapore's experiences)

6.Datin Arpah Binti Abdul Razak , Ketua Pengarah, KPKT (Topic: The role of local authorities on efficient implementation of national clean toilet campaign),

7.Mr. Radzali Hassan from Harta maintenance (Topic : Washroom Cleaning- Harta's Experience)

8.Tuan Hj. Zulkifly bin Mohd. Wazir (Topic: School Toilet: An Experience)

9.Puan Fadillah Baharin, Pengarah DSM( Topic: The development and Application of MS on Public Toilets (MS 2015:2006-part 1,2,3 and 4))

10.Prof. Madya Ar. Dr. Asiah Abdul Rahim .

11.YB. Dato' Dr. James Dawos Mamit (Topic: Framework for Ecological Sanitation (ECOSAN) for Malaysia)

YB Dato' Tiong Thai King, Mayor Of Sibu Municipal Council, Sibu

YB Datuk Robert Lau Hui Chew, Menteri Muda Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan presenting souvenir to representative of GBH .

Speakers and Moderator.

7. Q & A from the floor.

8. The delegates.

C. Washroom Training Course

In conjunction with the Natef 2007, 2 session of a half day course on the effective washroom Training course organised by the Malaysian Environment Cleaning Science (M) sdn. Bhd(MECSc ) Gomega , the specialist in the washroom maintenance & cleaning and training 0n 9th August 2007 was graced by the Honorable YB Datuk Micheal Manyin , the Minister of Environment & Public Health Sarawak and a total of 100 participants for the two (2) sessions. Most of the participants are from the cleaning contractors, companies and the local authorities.

1. YB Datuk Micheal Manyin delivering his speech

2. Our beloved Ybhg. Deputy Chairman, En. Daniel Ngieng
delivering his speech.

3. Souvenir giving Session.

4. CEO of Malaysian Environment Cleaning Science (M) Sdn. Bhd (MECSc) Gomega ,

Dr. Chackrapani Pillay making introduction of his Company.

5. One of the trainer of Malaysian Environment Cleaning Science (M) Sdn. Bhd(MECSc) Gomega giving the talk.

6. A panel of Speakers for the Washroom Training.

7. A panel of reporters (?).

8. The distinguished guests

9.The participants.

D. Official Launching of a Model Toilet for Malaysian
School.

The model school toilet was constructed with the funding from the
Department of Standard (DSM) & the corporate sanitary wares
companies SIME INAX & DOE Industries.

A com memorable Plaque.

Pix 1. Director of Department of Standard Malaysia
(Main sponsor ) delivering her speech.

Pix 2. Principal of the School SRK Perbandaran Sibu No.4. presenting Souvenir to The Director of Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM )

Pix 3. The school principal giving the souvenir to
Sime Inax representative .

Pix 4. The School principal presenting the souvenirs to
DOE Industries representative.

E. Natef 2007 Nite

A welcoming dinner for the Natef 2007 delegates on the 10th August 2007 with a different from the usual banquet hall type of dinning and this time , the dinner was held in one of the popular open air nite spot -Taman Selera Harmoni with live band peformance. Foods served were the local one like "Umai"(local Sushi) , bamboo stick cooking , local vegetables like paku, bidi, salted fish of the "Tubot" and many more. Sadly to say that the weather did not co-operated , it rained like dogs & cats.