Oct 26, 2025 marks a deeply meaningful historic milestone, with Timor-Leste officially joining Asean. For most people, it may seem like just another expansion of the region’s economic bloc, offering ...

East Timor's Prime Minister pledged on Sunday (October 26, 2025) that his country would be a productive member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)as it was formally admitted to the ...

The country’s admission caps off a 14-year journey toward accession, but also presents new challenges for the Southeast Asian bloc. Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao signs the declaration ...

East Timor's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations follows a 14-year wait. Asia's youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, ...

The official inauguration of Timor-Leste’s membership in ASEAN has been the main topic in Dili this week and a highlight of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a moment of great joy ...

(UPDATE) KUALA LUMPUR — East Timor joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc as its 11th member state on Sunday, after 14 years of campaigning. Its Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao ...

Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao appeared elated as Asia’s youngest nation became ASEAN’s 11th member, but Church and civil society leaders back home warned of the reform challenges ahead.

KUALA LUMPUR - Asia's youngest nation Timor-Leste (East Timor) on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a ...

Timor-Leste today officially acceded to Asean as its 11th member, marking a historic milestone for both the nation and the bloc. The accession, the grouping’s first expansion in 26 years, was ...

The 47th ASEAN Summit opened in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, with Timor-Leste admitted as the bloc's 11th member - its first expansion since 1999. Chinese experts say the move will enhance ASEAN's global ...

Before Sunday’s accession ceremony at the 47th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, East Timor and the Philippines have taken steps to deepen bilateral ties for years, ...