KUCHING: The nation’s war hero, the late Temenggong Datuk Kanang Langkau, deserves national recognition for his valour and bravery in fighting against communist insurgents without regard for his personal safety.
“The beneficiaries of Kanang’s valour include members of Pakatan. For them to think that he does not deserve national honour is a betrayal of all members of the armed forces who had sacrificed their lives so that Malaysians can now live in peace. Pakatan’s attitude on this matter is most dishonourable and distasteful,” the state's senior minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing said.