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Here are the Headlines of several national newspapers published today, May 24 2018.

Kompas  : "Wild Interpretation on TNI Involvement Prevented".

The meeting on anti-terrorism draft bill at Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/5) decided to rephrase "threat against national security" in the definition of terrorism into "security disturbances". That move is aimed to avoid overly wild interpretation on Indonesian National Army -TNI involvement in counterterrorist actions. However, the decision is not final yet. Three of ten factions at the House of Representatives –DPR namely Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), National Awakening Party (PKB), and Golkar Party did not agree with such phrase in the definition on terrorism. They still agreed the terrorism definition proposed by the government, namely all acts with violence or threat which cause expanding terror or fear, which causes mass victims and/or damage or destruction of strategic vital objects. Meanwhile, seven other factions asked for the definition proposed by the government to be added with "with ideological, political, or security disturbances motives".

Media Indonesia  : "Terrorism Definition Still Not Final".

Media Indonesia wrote, majority of factions of the House of Representatives -DPR pushed the phrase "ideological or political motives, or security disturbances" to be included in the terrorism definition when discussing the revision of Act No. 15/2003 on terrorism eradication with the government at the House's building in Jakarta yesterday. On the contrary, the government persisted not to include the phrase into the definition, but only in the description. National Mandate Party -PAN faction member, Muslim Ayub questioned the intention of the government that persisted not to include the phrase. He is worried that the regulation will be multi-interpretative and unclear without the phrase. Law and Human Rights Ministry's National Legal Guidance Division Head, Enny Nurbaningsih said that in the previous formulation, the government agreed with the definition of terrorism. However, the parliament offered second alternative to accommodate the development in the meeting. Today, the anti-terrorism bill legislator team will discuss the two alternative definitions with Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly.

Republika  : Civil Servants are Encouraged to Shop.

President Joko Widodo had signed the government regulation (PP) on holiday allowance and 13th salary to civil servants, National Army soldiers, National Police personnel, and retired state civil apparatus (ASN). The policy is expected to move the real and economic sector. The President, in a press release at the State Palace on Wednesday afternoon said that something is special this year. In 2018, the holiday allowance is also given to the retired state civil apparatus. The holiday allowance is aimed to face Idul Fitri. It will be given in June 2018. Meanwhile, the 13th salary that will be given in July 2018 is aimed to help the state apparatus face the new school academic year.