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    03 January 2013| last updated at 11:17AM

    National hero Datuk Kanang anak Langkau dies



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    KUCHING: Sarawak's most decorated soldier, double bravery medal winner, Datuk Kanang anak Langkau has passed away. He was 68.

    The former Chief Warrant Officer 1 of the famed Royal Rangers, who was awarded the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP) and Panglima Gagah Berani (PG) gallantry medals during the emergency years (1963-1983), collapsed in his Sg Apong home when he complained of breathing difficulties about midnight.

    His family then rushed him to the Sarawak General Hospital but Kanang died  at about 1.45 am in the hospital.

    Doctors have yet to disclose the cause of death.

    Kanang was the last surviving recipient of the Sri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa award, the country's highest award for bravery. -- BERNAMA

    Legendary national hero and former soldier, Datuk Temenggong Kanang Langkau.

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