Marco Ferrarese

Malaysia-based Writer | Nikkei Asia, Al Jazeera, SCMP, Lonely Planet, T+L Asia, BBC Travel, Rough Guides| Banned author | B-movie Weirdo |Former punk rock star|

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Some reflections on traveling to China after the pandemic and how domestic tourism has changed everything there. My latest on @NikkeiAsia

https://t.co/n5ddRs4bhd

[Gwen Robinson @RobinsonBKK]

History of easternmost part of Islamic world told through works of Malaysia's finest gold & silversmiths, @monkeyrockworld on striking new book "Malay Silver and Gold: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand"
https://t.co/VoYGo01j8T

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

@EsmeFox Live Transcribe App Is pretty good (at least when used to record interview speech) and should work on Mac too. Get well soon!!

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

@lottiecgross @trottaround We both worked for them, I guess...

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Closing the year on @AJEnglish with a story on the world's first Buddhist Death Metal band Dharma from Taiwan is quite a high note in this extremely busy yet rewarding 2023.
https://t.co/wzJw1aYqtK

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

@kate_mayberry @AJEnglish You are awesome for having accepted this!! Looks great, thank you so much🙏

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

I am back to SE Asian cinema on @scmplifestyle after a long guidebook writing absence with a piece on Kuman Pictures' upcoming film "Pendatang" - see it on YouTube from anywhere in the world from December 21st!!

https://t.co/QThkzWbxLI

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Living pretty much across the border, I know the deep south of Thailand pretty well, having explored it for the past decade... here are some not-so-obvious suggestions I compiled for @lonelyplanet ... have a look if you are headed here next!

https://t.co/Cxn4xvaYO9

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

@rayjideguia Sister, you can't get away from US tax in some cases, but please set up a Wise multicurrency account and get paid on their US wire account details to save a lot of unnecessary bank fees...

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

@KatieHammel @timleffel would be great for this

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Celebrate Merdeka Day with a deep read about Tan Twan Eng's latest excellent novel, "The House of Doors," set in 1920s Penang and featuring Somerset Maugham as a character, — my latest on @NikkeiAsia

https://t.co/dT3Ic0c5Yv

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

I am back on @BBC_Travel with a piece on the Jungle Railway, Malaysia's most glorious train ride. This service may soon become obsolete, so if I were you, I'd run to Johor (or in the very early hours of the morning at Gemas) and enjoy the ride.

https://t.co/VaDQmGpR7k

[Gwen Robinson @RobinsonBKK]

Puppetry power brings Asia together: Japanese and Malaysian puppeteers stage remarkable collaboration to bring an ancient Chinese tale to life at Penang's George Town festival July 29 & 30, @monkeyrockworld reports for @NikkeiAsia
https://t.co/IMZ5aVtlhe

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Feminist body horror "Tiger Stripes" winning Cannes' Grand Prix does not happen in a vacuum - it comes exactly as Malaysian cinema seems to rise, at least abroad... read more in my latest on @NikkeiAsia

https://t.co/pWqOBjzc8u

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Ironically, an old-school metalhead and punk rocker mostly only writes about K-pop music (and hate it) these days. But this is good. Something's happening in the big pop machine that's kinda jarring for my tastes... read more in my latest on @nikkeiasia
https://t.co/vhVS4QXsHN

[Gwen Robinson @RobinsonBKK]

Powerful essay by @monkeyrockworld on a new book about Asia's migrant workers, in their own voices. With stories of raw emotions, unjustifiable brutality and endless hopes, "Visible Invisibles" (Shivadi Das & Yolanda Yu) is a compelling read. @NikkeiAsia
https://t.co/34aKDTblsQ

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

I spoke to Jin Ong, the director of Malaysian social drama "Abang Adik", on sweeping the top prizes at Udine’s Far East Film Festival - read it on @scmplifestyle

https://t.co/v6NeeKGaLJ

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

It was a pleasure to interview "Dome" Sitisiri Mongkolsiri, director of "Hunger", in Seoul two weeks ago. His new film streams on Netflix this weekend, and I recommend you give it a good look. Here's why, in my latest on @SCMPNews

https://t.co/yLciKi2r8G

[Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld]

Yes, Alena Murang is good and all, but beyond the "gentrified" sape' there are dozens of other boat lutes in Borneo, and these people are finally helping with their revival... my latest rocking piece on @NikkeiAsia

https://t.co/qrVffsPlR2

[Mekong Review @MekongReview]

Our latest newsletter is out! It features @monkeyrockworld, @lnachman32, and @azrinfauzi, as well as @kixes and @kevinkfyam eating exquisite gelato with South-East Asian flavours at Beku, Melbourne: https://t.co/hEBtTtlcSf

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