Even bigger dreams for Mr Toilet as he counts down to his 'last day'

World Toilet Organisation founder Jack Sim is now devoting his energies to the larger agenda of global poverty. PHOTO: LATRINE DREAMS PRODUCTIONS
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Mr Jack Sim's days are numbered.

The Singaporean businessman-turned-sanitation champion runs a countdown app on his phone with an "expiry date" set for March 3, 2037, when he turns 80.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 14, 2020, with the headline Even bigger dreams for Mr Toilet as he counts down to his 'last day'. Subscribe