Politics Dominates Top Stories at the Jakarta Globe for 2014

JANUARY 02, 2015

Jakarta. Political news dominated the list of most-read stories on the Jakarta Globe's website in 2014 as Joko Widodo narrowly beat Prabowo Subianto to become Indonesia's seventh president.

Desi Anwar's column on losing presidential candidate Prabowo — just as he filed for a review of the election results with the Constitutional Court on July 25 — was the most-read story last year. Prabowo's call on global leaders to withhold congratulating Joko was also among the most popular.

The public caning of a woman in Aceh for allegedly having an extramarital affair, when in fact she was gang raped, was the second most-viewed story of last year.

Among other big stories was the shutdown of Jakarta's Stadium nightclub and the government's ban of the Islamic State in Indonesia.

The following is a list of the 10 most-read stories of 2014:

Desi Anwar: My Take on ‘Delusional’ Prabowo

Aceh Rape Victim to Be Caned, Shariah Official Insists

Prabowo Calls on World Leaders to ‘Withhold Congratulatory Statements’ to Jokowi

Desi Anwar: Joko Widodo — CEO of Indonesia Inc.

Jokowi-Kalla Win Indonesia Presidential Election as KPU Completes Tally

Government: Stadium Nightclub Shuttered ‘Forever’

Our Soulmates, Our Selves

Indonesia’s Sex Tape Islamic Cleric Charged With Violating Anti-Porn Law

Keep Indonesia Secular, Yudhoyono Urges

Indonesian Government Officially Bans ISIS