SINGAPOREANS have what it takes to weather the current storm, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, as he made a resounding call for people to keep their chins up.

Speaking at a Chinese New Year dinner in his Tanjong Pagar ward last night, Mr Lee sought first to ease fears of Singaporeans, and then to rally the troops for what could be a long campaign.

THE Wees, of United Overseas Bank (UOB) fame, have become the latest of singapore's prominent families to establish a charity foundation.

THIS time last year, mother-of-two Ms Daisy Low, 24, was torn between staying at home and returning to work.