Kanang Anak Langkau meninggal dunia
KUCHING: Pahlawan Negara, Datuk Temenggong Kanang Anak Langkau, meninggal dunia di Hospital Umum, di sini, dipercayai akibat serangan jantung, jam 1.45 pagi tadi.
Kanang, 65, adalah anak Sarawak yang menjadi kebanggaan negara kerana keberaniannya menentang komunis ketika bersama Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dari 1962 hingga 1963.
PW 1 (Rtd) Temenggong Datuk Kanang anak Langkau, SP,PGB,PGBK (1945 - January 2, 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.
On 2nd January 2013, Kanang Langkau collapsed while watching television at home in Sg Apong. He was 68. He was rushed to the Sarawak General Hospital where he was pronounced dead
Kanang Anak Langkau
Born 1945
Julau, 3rd Division (Now under Sarikei Division), Sarawak, Malaysia
Died January 3, 2013 (aged 68)
Allegiance
United Kingdom (1962–1963) 
Malaysia Service/branch
British Army (1962–1963)
Malaysian Armed Forces
Years of service
1962–1983
Rank
First Warrant Officer
Unit
Sarawak Rangers (Then Part of British Army) Royal Ranger Regiment
Commands held 8th Rangers Regimental Sergeant Major
Battles/wars
Konfrontasi (1962–1966)
Second Malaysian Emergency (1968–1983)
Awards
Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP) Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (P.G.B.K.)
AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN!