Penang Ambush
Part of Malayan Emergency
Date 22 January 1950 Location Sungei Panap, Malaya Result Communist victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom Malayan police	Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
8 killed 6 wounded Total: 14 casualties	1 wounded

The Penang ambush was an incident that took place during the Malayan Emergency. Communists ambushed Malayan and British police and killed eight of them, including a British police sergeant.^[1]