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.

Online gaming tempts virus stricken casinos

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

As Covid-19 starves them for revenue, casinos and governments consider igaming. Continue reading →

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Online gaming tempts virus stricken casinos

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

As Covid-19 starves them for revenue, casinos and governments consider igaming. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong handover marks broken promises

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

Then and now, Hong Kong leaders have trusted the wrong people. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong handover marks broken promises

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

Then and now, Hong Kong leaders have trusted the wrong people. Continue reading →

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Punish Beijing for Hong Kong’s lost freedom

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Muhammad Cohen

The US reaction to Beijing attacking Hong Kong’s autonomy is to penalize Hong Kong people and businesses. Continue reading →

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