Tough keeping puppet art alive


Some of Goh’s collection of puppet costumes hung on the wall. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

HAVING been part of a traditional Teochew puppet group in Penang for more than three decades, Goh Hui Ling feels like her wings have been clipped due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I have been with the Teochew Opera for 31 years, since I was a little girl.

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