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Aiman (Firdaus Rahman) is a young correctional officer recently transferred to a top Singaporean prison. At work he becomes fascinated by the menacing aura of a veteran hangman Rahim (Wan Hanafi Su). Soon the old man nearing his retirement begins…

At the 45th National Book Fair at Sirikit Convention Centre, one of the highlights lays beyond new book launches and big sales. It’s the fair’s main exhibition that revisits one of Thailand’s unique publishing traditions: funeral books.

Come April, a chorus of complaints about the intolerable weather are heard everywhere. But while we curse the sun from the comfort of air-con rooms, there are people who have to spend hours outside because their jobs demand it. For…