Author Archives: Muhammad Cohen

About Muhammad Cohen

Former US diplomat and broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is Asia editor at large for Clarion Media, a longtime contributor to Forbes, columnist for Asia Times and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about TV news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his biography, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, ex-Twitter @MuhammadCohen and now on Blue Sky @MuhammadCohen.bsky.social.

Stepping up to the political plate

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Baseball’s political heavy hitters muscle up , and in Chicago, the sport makes strange bedfellows. Continue reading →

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Stepping up to the political plate

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Baseball’s political heavy hitters muscle up , and in Chicago, the sport makes strange bedfellows. Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 US presidential election, Chicago Cubs, government aid to sports teams, Hong Kong On Air, Major League Baseball, Rahm Emanuel, Sunlight Foundation, Tom Ricketts, US political contributions, Wrigley Field | Comments Off on Stepping up to the political plate

Fodors.com pick Sarong rises in Miele Asia 20

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Finally, a “best-of” restaurant that I’ve sampled, that follows my taste – and advice. Continue reading →

Posted in Bali, Bumbu Bali, Fodors.com, Hong Kong On Air, Mama San, Miele Asia’s Top 20, Naughty Nuri’s, Sarong Bali, Will Meyrick | Comments Off on Fodors.com pick Sarong rises in Miele Asia 20

Meet the new bosses

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Despite waves of optimism greeting Pope Francis and Xi Jinping, don’t expect these new leaders to let loose winds of change in the Catholic Church or China. Continue reading →

Posted in Bo Xilai, Catholic Church, China politics, Hong Kong On Air, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, The Who, Vatican, Xi Jinping | Comments Off on Meet the new bosses

Surgeon-Poet Hall doubles in LA book awards

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Dr Neal Hall’s Nigger for Life wins the poetry prize and grand prize from the LA Book Festival. Continue reading →

Posted in Bali, Hong Kong On Air, LA Book Festival, Neal Hall MD, New England Book Festival, New York Book Festival, Nigger for Life, poetry, race relations in the US, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival | Comments Off on Surgeon-Poet Hall doubles in LA book awards