SINGAPORE: Singapore’s parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial law giving authorities the power to block all electronic communications at the scene of a terror attack, despite protests it will erode media freedom.
The law allows police to stop anyone within the vicinity of what they deem to be a “serious incident,” including a terror attack, from taking photos and video or communicating about police operations through text and audio messages.
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