Expanding Peace and Cultural Exchange through Korean Classes at Five Educational Institutions in Timor-Leste Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) conducted Korean language classes in June and July 2025 at educational institutions in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. The initiative aimed to promote mutual cultural understanding and spread the values of peace through Korean language education. In societies where multiple languages and cultures coexist, cultural gaps among members can emerge. Language education is increasingly recognized as an effective tool for enhancing mutual understanding and facilitating intercultural communication. With this perspective, HWPL is committed to fostering mutual respect and…
Author: Editor
After a period of conflict, Timor-Leste gained independence and joined the international community as a sovereign nation in May 2002. The decision by its people to pursue reconciliation over continued violence marked a notable example of peaceful transition. While the country moved into a phase of stability, the effects of its past remain present among those who experienced it. In recent years, as peace becomes more established, opportunities to reflect on its significance have become less frequent. In response, many young people in Timor-Leste are engaging in efforts to better understand the meaning of peace and contribute to shaping the…
A total of 361 Chin resistance fighters have been killed over the course of more than four years of resistance against the military junta, including 29 who died due to landmines, according to the Institute of Chin Affairs (ICA), The ICA stated that landmines killed nearly 30 Chin resistance fighters and 54 civilians. In total, at least 135 civilians and Chin defense force members have been injured by landmines. According to a press release issued by the ICA on 18 June, a total of 1,099 people from Chin State and the Chin ethnic group have died as a result of…
The Lawktu People’s Administration Team announced on 16 June that it has prohibited freedom of expression, as well as the use of communication devices and internet installations for local residents in the Lawktu area of Chin State. The local administration released an eight-point set of restrictions for residents, requiring them to cooperate with “revolutionary awareness” regarding the installation and use of communication devices and social media. The announcement prohibits any writings that could undermine public unity or hinder the revolutionary process. The administration stated that installing or using WiFi communication equipment for personal or commercial purposes without its approval is…
Over the past five months in 2025, the military junta conducted 18 airstrikes in Mindat Township, Chin State, resulting in 10 deaths and 20 injuries among local residents, according to a statement from the interim Mindat Township People’s Administration Team. From January to 11 June 2025, these 18 airstrikes involved dropping over 40 bombs. These attacks damaged more than 100 structures, including 11 religious buildings, 26 government buildings, and 71 private residences, the statement said. Over the five-month period, the junta airstrikes targeted Bawa Thit Ward in Mindat town four times, Ah Shey Pyin Ward three times, San Pya Ward…
Refugees from Paletwa Township in Chin State who faced floods where they were sheltering, in Lawngtlai District in India’s Mizoram State, have begun receiving aid. 2,283 Myanmar refugees from 472 households were sheltering in refugee camps in the three Lawngtlai District villages of Khaikhy, Twidin, and Longmasu. Heavy rain on 31 May and 1 June 2025 caused a river to break its banks and flood the three camps. In total, the flooding swept away 91 Refugee shelters, affecting 729 refugees from 141 households and destroyed 112 toilets across the three refugee camps leaving the refugees in urgent need of assistance.…
Residents of Hakha City, the Chin State capital, have had no electricity for three months and are now having to pay owners of electricity generators to charge their phones and power banks. A Hakha resident explained that the only way people could now charge phones and power banks was to pay owners of diesel and petrol-run electricity generators or solar panels, who are private individuals, to charge their appliances. He added that the cost to charge a phone is 1,000 MMK and to charge a power bank it costs 1,500 MMK to 5,000 MMK, depending on the power bank ’s…
An interview with Reverend Pastor U Lo Dain and a Christian minister from Khawe Village Baptist Church in Paletwa Township, discussing the situation in Paletwa under ULA/AA administration and his beating by a ULA/AA captain Since the Arakha Army (AA) took full control of Paletwa Township in southern Chin State from the military council on 14 January 2024, the Arakha government administration has been in operation for more than a year. Over the past year that the ULA/AA has governed Paletwa Township, free from military council control, some local residents have reportedly faced violations of religious freedom and human rights.…
670 refugees from Myanmar sheltering in Lawngtlai District in India are in urgent need of assistance after flooding caused by heavy rain destroyed 87 of their shelters. The refugees from Myanmar had fled fighting in Chin State’s Paletwa Township and were staying in the Lawngtlai District villages of Khaikhy and Twidin, where heavy rains caused the river to burst its banks on 31 May 2025. The floodwaters submerged, destroyed and swept away the Myanmar refugees’ shelters and toilets. Salai Soe Than, an official from Paletwa Council’s Rescue Department who is based in Lawngtlai District and was sent there to assist…
With the onset of the rainy season, malaria and seasonal flu have begun spreading in the area controlled by the Chinland Defense Force (CDF-Asho), infecting nearly 100 local residents—including resistance fighters—over the past two months. The CDF-Asho has requested medical assistance as cases of seasonal flu and malaria continue to rise — affecting not only its soldiers but also civilians in the areas under its control. Salai Rochin, an official from CDF-Asho, said: “Malaria is mainly affecting the soldiers on the front lines. Once they’re infected, they are sent back to the camps, and the disease has since spread from…