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.

Bali helps Anuradha Roy pen pan-Hindu parable

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Muhammad Cohen

Indian novelist finds lessons for modern India in 1920s Bali Continue reading →

Posted in Anuradha Roy, Asia Times, Bali tourism, Forbes.com, Hong Kong On Air, Indian fiction, Indian nationalism, Rabindranath Tagore, Ubud Writers Festival, Walter Spies | Comments Off on Bali helps Anuradha Roy pen pan-Hindu parable

Bush 41 bears twin albatross of Willie Horton, Clarence Thomas and all they wrought

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Muhammad Cohen

Patrician paragon George Bush perpetrated the single most indecently hypocritical presidential act of the 20th century. Continue reading →

Posted in Asia Times, Clarence Thomas, George Bush 41, George W Bush, Hong Kong On Air, Ronald Reagan, US 1988 presidential election, US 2000 presidential election, voodoo economics, Willie Horton | Comments Off on Bush 41 bears twin albatross of Willie Horton, Clarence Thomas and all they wrought

Billionaire Okada still wants Wynn, Universal

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Muhammad Cohen

Pachinko mogul says he’s the victim of people he helped, including Steve Wynn Continue reading →

Posted in Asia Times, Hong Kong On Air, including Steve Wynn Forbes.com, Inside Asian Gaming, Japan billionaires, Japan casinos, Kazuo Okada, Okada Manila, pachinko, Pachinko mogul says he’s the victim of people he helped, Philippine casinos, Steve Wynn, Universal Entertainment, Wynn Resorts | Comments Off on Billionaire Okada still wants Wynn, Universal

Fatima Bhutto searches for home as world burns

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Muhammad Cohen

Author of The Runaways, born into a tragic Pakistani political dynasty, ponders where she belongs Continue reading →

Posted in Bhutto family, Hong Kong On Air, Muslim identity, Pakistan politics, South China Morning Post, This Week in Asia, Ubud Writers Festival | Comments Off on Fatima Bhutto searches for home as world burns

Fatima Bhutto searches for home as world burns

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Muhammad Cohen

Author of The Runaways, born into a tragic Pakistani political dynasty, ponders where she belongs Continue reading →

Posted in Bhutto family, Hong Kong On Air, Muslim identity, Pakistan politics, Pakistani authors, South China Morning Post, This Week in Asia, Ubud Writers Festival | Comments Off on Fatima Bhutto searches for home as world burns