Tok Ujang, the last survivor of Battle of Pasir Panjang

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia marked 63 years of independence on Wednesday, war veteran Ujang Mormin recalled his role in fighting the Japanese during World War II.

Ujang, 99, who hails from Kampung Kundur, Rembau, Negri Sembilan, recalled in bits and pieces how he fought alongside the legendary war hero Lt Adnan Saidi during the Battle of Pasir Panjang, when the Japanese forces began infiltrating Singapore.