[hang nadim] Armed forces commander pays last respects to Kanang........

Kanang anak Langkau PW 1 Temenggong Datuk Kanang anak Langkau, SP, PGB, PGBK was a 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. Wikipedia Born: 1945 Died: January 3, 2013 PW 1 Temenggong Datuk Kanang anak Langkau, SP, PGB, PGBK (Rt) (1945 – 3 January 2013) was a 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 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 21 April 1962. He was absorbed into the Malaysian Rangers when Malaysia was proclaimed on 16 September 1963. He left the service after 21 years of service as a First Warrant Officer. Following the death of one soldier in the Tanah Hitam, Perak to communists on 8 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 the legendary battle cry; Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban!, which means "As long as I live, I shall fight!", in Iban, which is also the Royal Ranger Regiment motto.[citation needed] 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] He is currently as a Temenggong (Paramount Chief) of Iban people in Sri Aman, where he currently resides. On 24 September 2011, he was conferred the 'Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang' (PGBK) (English: Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak), with the title of 'Datuk' by the Governor of Sarawak, in conjunction with Head of State 90th Birthday.

KUCHING: A steady stream of relatives, friends, dignitaries and members of the public paid their last respects to the late Warrant Officer 1 (R) Datuk Temenggong Kanang Langkau at the Dewan Suarah, here this morning. Among the dignitaries was Malaysian Armed Forces Commander, Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin. He arrived at 11.50 am, paid his last respects, spoke to the late Kanang's family and signed the condolence book. Also present were Army Commander Gen Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin; Air Force Commander Gen Tan Sri Rodzali Daud and Navy Vice-Admiral Datuk Mohammed Noordin Ali. They were greeted by Division 1 Camp Commander Maj Gen Datuk Mohd Zaki Mokhtar. Also paying their last respects were 78 armed forces veterans from Ranger 1 and 8, and Royal Malay Regiment who were specially flown over from the Subang airbase. National hero, Kanang Langkau will be given a state funeral with a procession from Dewan Suarah to St Thomas Cathedral, Kuching, for prayers before a burial ceremony at the Heroes Mausoleum at Jalan Taman Budaya at 3 pm. -- BERNAMA Read more: Armed forces commander pays last respects to Kanang - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/armed-forces-commander-pays-last-respects-to-kanang-1.196911#ixzz2HBGVfskv Panglima Angkatan Tentera beri penghormatan terakhir kepada Kanang KUCHING 6 Jan. - Dewan Suarah, Kuching, yang menempatkan mayat mendiang Pegawai Waran 1 (B) Datuk Temenggong Kanang Anak Langkau terus dikunjungi orang ramai, kenalan, sanak saudara serta kenamaan untuk memberi penghormatan terakhir. Antara kenamaan yang hadir hari ini ialah Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Jeneral Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin. Beliau yang tiba pada pukul 11.50 pagi meluangkan masa kira-kira 25 minit memberi perhormatan terakhir, berbual bersama keluarga mendiang serta menandatangani buku ucapan takziah. Yang turut hadir, Panglima Tentera Darat, Jenetal Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin; Panglima Tentera Udara Jeneral Tan Sri Rodzali Daud dan Timbalan Panglima Tentera Laut, Laksamana Madya Datuk Mohammed Noordin Ali. Turut memberi penghormatan ialah 78 veteran tentera daripada pasukan anggota 1 dan 8 Renjer, dan pasukan Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja yang diterbangkan khas menggunakan pesawat Charlie C-130 Hercules, yang berlepas dari Pangkalan Udara Subang. Mendiang Kanang diberi penghormatan negara dengan perarakan keranda bermula kira-kira 1 petang dari Dewan Suarah ke St Thomas Cathedral, Kuching, untuk upacara keagamaan sebelum dikebumikan di Kubur Pahlawan, Jalan Taman Budaya pada pukul 3 petang. - BERNAMA Artikel Penuh: http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Dalam_Negeri/20130106/dn_24/Panglima-Angkatan-Tentera-beri-penghormatan-terakhir-kepada-Kanang#ixzz2HBINyVnU © Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd