In a Facebook posting the native defenders of Lelu Island and Flora Banks claim that on Thursday January 28, one of their boats was rammed by a Pacific Northwest LNG contractor boat. They further assert that this is the third incident of a PNW LNG contractor ramming one of their vessels. They end the post with a call for the “forces of know” to shut down Petronas!!

Pacific NorthWest LNG has confirmed that it has leased two floors of office space at the Park Place tower at 666 Burrard Street, Vacouver. This will give the Petronas-led consortium the ability to accommodate up to 75 staff – a sign that it is ‘Game on’ as far as Petronas is concerned for its projected CAD 40 billion plus investment into BC LNG.

Hereditary Chief Yahaan (Don Wesley) of the Gitwilgyoots Tribe of the Lax Kw’alaams leads a formal declaration to oppose the Lelu Island gas hub proposed by Petronas as a key component of it’s CAD 36 billion LNG project in BC. Leaders from the Nine Allied Tribes of the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation; leaders of upriver nations including the Gitxsan, Wet’suwet’en, Lake Babine and Haisla First Nations; Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs; all four of the region’s senior elected representatives, NDP MP Nathan Cullen (Bulkley Valley), and three northern NDP MLAs – Jennifer Rice (North Coast), Doug Donaldson (Stikine) and Robin Austin (Skeena) all signed the declaration.

Petronas is planning to cut USD 11.4 billion in capital and operating expenditure over the next four years due to falling oil prices and it is as yet unclear which projects will be affected.

Balada Pemuzik Jalanan – Search

Jiwa Halus! Thanks Bro. I just love it! Am Going to use ‘Koboi Gelap’ in a new series title – Dendang Koboi Gelap. This new work was shot in the last few weeks and titled today after reading your post. It is a little bit of a tribute to S. Amin Shahab and the sufi and tasawuf oriented lyrics of the  70’s and 80’s Malay Rock. Well that’s my feeling and nostalgia at this moment!. Here are the tentative titles (images you have to wait lah!)

Dendang Koboi Gelap
1 Balada Lama
2 Seniman Jalanan
3 Petanda Memadai
4 Daya Pertimbangan
5 New Model
6 Cowboy Country
7 Injun Country
8 Negara Saya
9 Jeritan Merayap
10 Panduan Naluri
11 Cahaya Mentari
12 Impian Krismas

My father Arumugam Deva Rajah is a senior member of the Malaysian legal fraternity. Despite his disappointment at my not following in his footsteps, he fully supports my endeavours in art.  He is pictured above ritually breaking coconut, on stage at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur during my Koboi performance for the Seni Di Kota event in December 2015.

Janet Annesley former vice president for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Shell executive is now chief of staff for the Natural Resources Minister in the new and purportedly eco-committed Liberal government. If only the oil itself was so close to the surface!!

The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) which overseas drilling applications includes a board member who worked at Shell Canada and Royal Dutch Shell for 30 years.