The Rat Race in Malaysia

Every year a commendable effort by The Edge-Bursa Malaysia, the RAT RACE, draws 100s of corporate chiefs and executives who take delight running in hot and humid Malaysia, braving sun and rain if may to raise record-breaking millions for charitable organisations.

The Kuala Lumpur Rat Race in the tradition that is the Rat Race (I aptly call it the Race Against Time---RAT Race), participants run in their office attire armed with laptops, PDAs, briefcases, mobile phones and some even sporting colourful hair-do’s with fancy dresses to match.

A usual over a hundred participating teams from both local and foreign, private and public listed companies, participate each year. This is an honourable cause which shows that being human isn't just about work and play, it is about giving back to society and caring for the community.