Sungai Siput incident
The Sungai Siput incident is an event that marked the beginning of the Malayan Emergency on 16 June 1948. Three European plantation managers were killed at Sungai Siput, Perak in two different rubber estate named Elphil estate and Phin Soon estate.The distance of these estates was two kilometer long. [1]
| Sungai Siput Incident | |||||||
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| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||||
  Sungai Siput Sungai Siput incident (Peninsular Malaysia) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom | Malayan Communist Party | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 killed | None | ||||||
Elphil Estate manager A.E. Walker was shot in at his office desk at 8.30am.30 minutes later, Nearby manager John Alison and his assistant Ian Christian of the Phin Soon Estate were tied and killed by communist.[2][3]
This attack led to the declaration of a state of emergency a few weeks later.
References
- https://www.orangperak.com/sejarah-berdarah-sungai-siput-utara-perak.html%3famp (in malay)
- "Killings that Triggered the Malayan Emergency in 1948" by Foong Thim Leng (The Star - 11 June 2011) Malaysian Palm Oil Association accessed 4 November 2013
- "CHINESE GANGSTERS". Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950). WA: National Library of Australia. 17 June 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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