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.

Saipan casino struggles to survive

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

Hong Kong listed Imperial Pacific International says it can’t pay its casino license fee or legal judgments against it. Continue reading →

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Top Cambodia casino thinks bigger

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

NagaWorld’s US$3.5 billion expansion will vault it into the top rank of the world’s integrated resorts. Continue reading →

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Top Cambodia casino thinks bigger

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

NagaWorld’s US$3.5 billion expansion will vault it into the top rank of the world’s integrated resorts. Continue reading →

Posted in Asia casinos, Cambodia casinos, Chen Lip Koeng, China outbound travel, China-Cambodia ties, Chinese expatriates, Covid-19 recovery, Hong Kong On Air, Inside Asian Gaming, Phnom Penh | Comments Off on Top Cambodia casino thinks bigger

Conventional convention highlights

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

In absence of normal US party conventions this year, political scientist Ken Sherrill takes us backstage at the 1984 DNC. Continue reading →

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Conventional convention highlights

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

In absence of normal US party conventions this year, political scientist Ken Sherrill takes us backstage at the 1984 DNC. Continue reading →

Posted in 1984 Democratic National Convention, Hong Kong On Air, Ken Sherrill, LGBTQ politics, New York City politics, San Francisco politics, US Democratic Party, US political conventions | Comments Off on Conventional convention highlights