Sulawesi

Poverty and mobility mark the neglected east

Images of highlanders at home and abroad

Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity

The people of Poso are rebuilding their lives.

Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities

Bunaken National Marine Park is promoted as an ideal mix of tourism and conservation, but not all local people agree

Direct elections in South Sulawesi show that a new breed of political godfathers is coming to power in Indonesia’s regions. Parties are increasingly irrelevant, but electoral competition is real.

In the past decade, 140 Indonesian fishermen drowned in Australian waters, a further 400 were imprisoned. JILL ELLIOTT reports that policies dealing with the issue are costly, ineffective and have tragic consequences. She suggests better alternatives.

While others hope environmentally sensitive tourism will help the Togian Islands, KATE NAPTHALI wants to beef up traditional industries instead.

VEDI HADIZ sent this eyewitness account from South Sulawesi.

MICK COOPES drags a bicycle through the wilds of Toraja, South Sulawesi.

Indonesian fishermen whose traditional fishing grounds are in Australian waters may have a Mabo-style claim, says CAMPBELL WATSON.

HELEN LANDYMORE found herself surveying rare birds and fish in stunning locations when she joined an Operation Wallacea expedition.

MARK ERDMANN explains the history of an exciting venture in reef conservation using volunteer divers.

Coastal villagers will protect reefs if they know it is in their interest. IAN DUTTON and BRIAN CRAWFORD report on an international project that goes to the cutting edge.

Involved locals are saving one of the world's most beautiful marine parks

What if there were not just two genders, but five? In Indonesia, there are

When reporting ethnic conflict, journalists can make a difference

Why has this Muslim-Christian conflict continued for three years?