Going the extra mile for a good cause

Ready for round two: Lau participating in the 2014 Marathon Des Sables Challenge. He will be taking part in the 2016 Marathon next month.

KLANG: A chance meeting with a stranger in a gym some two years ago became the catalyst for Jeff Lau Jun Tean to push himself to his maximum endurance level – for charity.

Ralph Dixon, who is a trustee of the Malaysian Aids Foundation (MAF), had told Lau about the plight of young adults infected with HIV and the need for funds to help them.