Love Tawau, Love Our Environment

Launching the 2nd series of 100,000 Mudball Campaign in East Coast Sabah, the committee involving Municipal Council of Tawau, Rotary Club Tawau Tanjung, Junior Chamber International (Tawau) and Scents of Borneo will be holding the actual event on 2nd October 2010. Public Mudball Making Sessions will be confirmed within this week. Do look our for our postings!

Asia Times


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See Hua Daily


Tawau Express


Utusan Borneo

1st EM Forum Asia in Penang & One Million Apologies to Mother Earth

On 7 August 2010, the inaugural EM Asia Forum 2010 was held in Penang, Malaysia at PSDC (Penang Skills Development Center).

Invited speakers shared vast experiences and information on EM™ and applications in their respective countries, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Latin America, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The Forum was a sell-out, with 300 international participants filling up the auditorium.






EM™ products manufactured in different countries were showcased in a separate room, where representatives were able to interact freely with the participants. All the products were manufactured using EM™ or EM™ extract, which include skincare, health beverages, cleaning agents, books and more.


Founder of Scents of Borneo, Clarence Chiuh, was one of the speakers for the EM Asia Forum. For those who were unable to join us for the international exchange, please click on to download EM Forum Asia 2010 presentations slides.




On 8 August 2010, the 2nd 'One Million Apologies to Mother Earth' was once again held in Penang State. Despite the heavy downpour in the morning, the event proceeded as planned, with 1 million EM Mudballs thrown into 4 different locations in Penang, in the hope of cleaning up the rivers.

EM® SEMINAR IN THAILAND GIVES NEW DIRECTIVES ON NATURE FARMING

Delegates Rain Praises as Seminar Exceed Expectations

Sabah, Malaysia, 1 March 2010: Scents of Borneo, together with Enviro Jamof Sdn Bhd, is happy to welcome home Malaysian Delegates from Saraburi, Thailand, on 26 February 2010, and many have found new direction in organic nature farming.

The 4-day intensive exchange seminar on Effective Microorganisms (EM®), which is held at the Saraburi Kyusei Nature Farming Center, is organized by Asia Pacific Natural Agriculture Network (APNAN). The entire module consists of lectures, hands-on demonstrations, model farm and site visits.

All delegates who attended the international seminar, has nothing but respect and conviction for EM Technology® and nature farming.

“We hope to change our methods of farming from non-organic to organic and revive the beauty of Nature.” – Mr Hassan Juffry Bin Ahmad, Principal Land Surveyor, Fourmate Survey, Shah Alam

"EM Technology workshop at Saraburi, Bangkok was a benefactor to scale on the technical and functional resource of an individual. Exchange of facts, figures, knowledge, impressions, and expressions among the participants and faculties was an enriching experience which would go a long way in guiding the organic revolution in India.” – Mr Samit Kumar, Business Development Manager, Maple Orgtech (India) Limited

“With 42 participants coming from 11 countries, we come out of this workshop with resounding success and wish that all of them will bring the concept and correct knowledge of Kyusei Nature Farming and EM Technology® back to their relative countries.” – Mr Yasushi Nishibuchi, APNAN Senior Technical Officer, Bangkok, Thailand.

Mr Kanit Muangnil, Centre Director for Sara Buri Kyusei Training Centre, said, “ All of us at Saraburi Kyusei Training Centre are happy to see new and old faces at our bi-annual international seminar, as it means EM Technology® is rooting in more corners of the world.
It is a great pleasure to host all the participants and get to learn and trouble-shoot their problems, and we enjoyed the leisure activities which enhance cultural exchange. We are now like a family and we hope that everyone will treat Saraburi Kyusei Training Centre as their home, a home with an open door to welcome anyone.”

Mr Clarence Chiuh Ken Loong, Director of Scents of Borneo, who is also present at the seminar cited,” As quoted from H.G. Bohn, ‘Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians’. This is indeed a true reflection of EM Technology® and its applications in modern world.
The gifts of Nature are borderless and it is our choice to appreciate it or turn to synthetic alternatives. Time and patience are the key ingredients of EM® in our everyday lives, which I am convinced of its benefits and so do the increasing emergence of new enthusiasts.”

The next EM® international seminar will be held in July 2010, at Saraburi Kyusei Nature Farming Center, Thailand. There will be another major event, “EM Forum Malaysia 2010” in Penang on 7 Aug 2010, followed by another One Million Mudballs Application into the waters of Malaysia. Dr Teruo Higa will be the main speaker at the Forum, together with several other speakers from Malaysia and regional countries. Mr Clarence Chiuh will be one of the selected EM® representatives from Malaysia for this Forum.