SINGAPORE - The three sons of the late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw are newly minted billionaires, according to a Forbes' list of global billionaires released on April 2. UOB chief executive Wee Ee Cheong and his brothers, Mr Wee Ee Chao and Mr Wee Ee Lim, are among 39 billionaires from the Republic - a number that rose slightly.
It's more money than most would see in a lifetime and more space than what most can fill, but Grace Wee likely knew what she was doing when she forked out close to $40 million for a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) near Holland Village. Grace Wee, scion of the Wee family and youngest child of United Overseas Bank chief executive.