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. Activists said the law risked further damaging what they said was Singapore’s already poor record on press freedom. Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said there was no law like it in the world, with China’s anti-terrorism legislation the closest thing to it. Daniel Bastard, from the group’s Asia-Pacific division, criticised the “poorly drafted bill”. ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has posed the most significant threat to Singapore for the last few years, even though threats from groups like Al Qaeda (AQ) and the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) remain.