KUCHING: Temenggong Kanang Langkau, 67, the last surviving holder of the Sri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP) received the prestigious ‘Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang’ which carries the title “Datuk” from Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng in conjunction with his 90th birthday yesterday.
Kanang, born in 1945 is a famous Malaysian hero and soldier from the Iban Dayak community in Sarawak.
He was in the Royal Ranger Regiment and Regimental Sergeant Major of 8 Renjer (8th Rangers) of the Malaysian Army.
He was awarded the ‘Panglima Gagah Berani’ and ‘Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa’ medals by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah on June 3, 1981.
“This is indeed an honour for lower ranked soldiers like me. This is not an award for me alone but for people like me who had sacrificed for the nation,” he told Bernama when met at the Dewan Lapau Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri where the investiture ceremony was held
Kanang who led Unit Combat Intelligence Platoon of 8th Battalion Royal Rangers to track down communists was shot three times during the battle with communist on Feb 19, 1980 but survived the ordeal and his battalion managed to kill five communists.
Meanwhile, State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar headed the list of 909 other recipients.
Asfia received the Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang award which carries the title “Datuk Amar” while Muara Tuang state assemblyman Datuk Mohamad Ali Mahmud was the sole recipient of the ‘Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak’ which carries the title “Dato Sri”.
Head of the Brunei History Centre Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Datuk Seri Utama Dr Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri was conferred an honorary PNBS, which carries the title Dato Sri.
Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datin Fatimah Abdullah heads nine recipients of the Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (PGBK), which carries the title Datuk. —
credit to Bernama
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