Sons of late banker Wee Cho Yaw among world’s new billionaires on Forbes list

UOB chief executive Wee Ee Cheong is among the 39 billionaires from Singapore. - UOB

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, Wee Ee Chao and Wee Ee Lim, are among 39 billionaires from the Republic – a number that rose slightly from 35 in 2023.