Dr. Wu Lien-teh: Malaysian’s Forgotten Plague Fighter
By Joan Liao
September 2024 FEATURE
I’VE HEARD OF many great people who contributed to the development of Malaysia and our region—from Mat Salleh’s rebellions against the British to Onn Jaafar’s struggle for Malayan independence, and from Sun Yat-sen’s trips to Nanyang to fund the Chinese Revolution, to the founder of Malaysia’s most vibrant urban centre, Kapitan Yap Ah Loy.However, I had never heard of the contributions of Dr. Wu Lien-teh until I moved to Penang from East Malaysia. A brilliant Malaysian physician who played an...
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Joan Liao
is a Sabahan who moved up from KL to experience living as a Penangnite. She also participates in advocacy, giving voices to those forgotten by society.
