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A fact from Tan Gee Paw appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Tan Gee Paw was presented with a solid gold medal by Lee Kuan Yew for helping to clean up Singapore's waterways?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tan Gee Paw.

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 19:44, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Tan Gee Paw was presented with a solid gold medal by Lee Kuan Yew for helping to clean up Singapore's waterways?

Source: Boh, Samantha (2022). "Lee Ek Tieng: Aquaman". In Peh Shing Huei (ed.). The Last Fools: The Eight Immortals of Lee Kuan Yew. The Nutgraf Books. p. 136; also corroborated by several contemporary news articles & LKY's memoirs.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Roach (bishop)

Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 176 past nominations.

KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 10:40, 2 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Fantastic article. New enough, long enough, very well cited. Love the hook, expect to see this on the monthly highs. GTG. Maury Markowitz (talk) 02:56, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]