Young frontliner couple serving at opposite ends of Malaysia long to be reunited


Cute couple moments: Doctors Iise Chew and Michelle Goh at a nightmarket in Taiwan before the pandemic. Photo: Docs On Vacay

Penangite Dr Iise (pronounced as ice) Chew and his Sarawakian wife Dr Michelle Goh, both 28, have not seen each other for almost a year.

While Chew serves at the Penang General Hospital in Georgetown, Goh, who is Sino KadazanDusun, is working at the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching, Sarawak.

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