Echoes from the past: Forgotten Lun Bawang hero with the George Cross medal
KUCHING: The first and more well-known George Cross recipient from Sarawak was the late Awang Raweng but there was another George Cross winner from the Lun Bawang tribe. He was the late Ganung Labung Ukap, a Lun Bawang from Long Semadoh, Lawas – just a mountain away from the Ba-Kelalan Highlands in Northern Sarawak. Awang, […]
702 retired cops await hero medals
KUCHING: A total of 702 eligible Sarawak police retirees have yet to receive the ‘Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara’ (PJPN). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said that majority of the recipients live in rural and inland areas. “Because of that, we will make efforts to find them. “Perhaps we will go to the rural areas […]
Over 500 retired cops await hero medals
KUCHING: More than 500 eligible Sarawak police retirees have yet to receive the ‘Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara’ (PJPN). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said that majority of the recipients are in rural and inland areas. “Because of that, we will make efforts to find them. “Perhaps we will go to the rural areas to […]
