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Kanang anak Langkau (born 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 of the Malaysian Army. He was awarded the Panglima Gagah Berani and Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa medals from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah on 3 June 1981.

Kanang anak Langkau was born on 1945 in Julau, Sarawak. He joined the service with the Sarawak Rangers, then part of the British Army, as an Iban Tracker on the 21 April 1962. He was absorbed into the Malaysian Rangers when Malaysia was proclaimed on the 16 September 1963. He left the service after 21 years of service as a Warrant Officer 1.

Following the death of one soldier in the Tanah Hitam area of Perak to communists on 8th of February 1980, the Unit Combat Intelligence Platoon of 8th Battalion Royal Rangers under the leadership of Kanang anak Langkau was tasked to seek and destroy the group of communists. They tracked the enemy over 11 days on terrain familiar to the enemy. On the evening 19 February 1980 at around 1500 hours his platoon managed to estimate the location of the enemies, who were close by. Their initial estimate of the enemy's location proved incorrect when they found a communications cord connecting the sentry outpost to the main force and the platoon was well inside the enemy's perimeter. Cord such as this one is usually connected to a bush or empty cans so that a sentry could use it to alert the main guerilla force. They had unknowingly penetrated the enemy's perimeter.

Kanang, 8 metres from the enemy sentry position, launched an attack to his right flank. It then became apparent from the enemy return fire that the main force was to the left. They assaulted the left and routed the enemy taking one casualty and killing five communists. One soldier was seriously wounded and Kanang himself took three rounds but survived and eventually returned to active duty.His bravery was shown during the battle,when he shouts; 'Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban!',which means 'As long as I live,I shall Fight!',in Iban,which is also the Royal Ranger Regiment motto.

On 15 April 2009, he made headlines after rescuing a baby orang utan from captivity with his friend, Tay Choon Yong. The baby orang utan was being handed to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre[1].

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^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/15/nation/20090415175444&sec=nation
Adopted from the Malaysian secondary school, Form 3 History textbook: "Kanang, Cerita Seorang Pahlawan" by Mazlan Nordin (1989)
[edit] See also
Communist Insurgency War (1967-1989)
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Dalam Dahasa Malaysia
Kanang anak Langkau (lahir 1945) ialah pahlawan dan askar Malaysia yang terkenal. Berasal daripada komuniti Dayak (Iban) di Sarawak, beliau adalah daripada Rejimen Renjer Diraja dan merupakan Sarjan Mejar Rejimen kepada 8 Renjer dalam Angkatan Tentera Malaysia. Kanang dianugerahkan dengan pingat-pingat Panglima Gagah Berani dan Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ahmad Shah pada 3 Jun 1981.

Dilahirkan di Julau, Sarawak, Kanang menyertai perkhidmatan Renjer Sarawak sebagai Pengesan Jejak Iban pada 21 April 1962. Beliau diserap ke dalam Renjer Malaysia apabila Persekutuan Malaysia diisytiharkan pada 16 September 1963. Kanang menyiapkan perkhidmatannya selepas 21 tahun sebagai Pegawai Waran 1.

Menyusuli kematian seorang askar di kawasan Tanah Hitam, Perak, akibat serangan oleh pihak komunis pada 8 Februari 1980, Platun Perisikan Pertempuran Unit dalam Renjer Diraja Batalion Ke-8 di bawah pimpinan Kanang ditugasi untuk mencari-cari dan memusnahkan kumpulan komunis. Mereka menjejaki pihak musuh selama 11 hari di rupa bumi yang sudah biasa kepada pihak musuh. Pada sekitar 1500 jam waktu petang 19 Februari 1980, platunnya dapat menganggar kedudukan pihak musuh yang berhampiran. Bagaimanapun, mereka kemudian menyedari bahawa mereka telah membuat kesilapan dan telah memasuki kawasan pihak musuh apabila mereka menjumpai tali pintal komunikasi yang menghubungkan tempat terpencil sentri dengan pasukan utama pihak musuh. Tali pintal itu biasanya diikat pada sebatang pokok yang rimbun atau tin kosong supaya sentrinya boleh menarik perhatian pasukan utama tentang sebarang penceroboh.

Kanang yang ketika itu berada sejauh 8 meter daripada tempat sentri pihak musuh melancarkan serangan pada rusuk kanannya. Beliau kemudian mendapati bahawa pasukan utama pihak musuh berada di rusuk kirinya dan menyerang rusuk kiri dengan serta merta. Dengan itu, beliau berjaya menumpaskan pihak musuh, dengan seorang musuh tercedera ditangkap dan lima orang komunis dibunuh. Seorang askarnya mengalami cedera parah manakala Kanang pada dirinya ditembak sebanyak tiga kali tetapi terselamat dan akhirnya kembali untuk meneruskan perkhidmatannya.