Richard Heydarian is an Asia-based academic, columnist and author of "The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy" and "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
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Authoritarians are using coronavirus for power grabs in Southeast Asia
From Philippines to Cambodia, politicians take powers and cash to fight pandemic
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has been granted sweeping powers that extend to controlling information on the epidemic. © Thailand Government House/Reuters
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