(Adds reactions from victim, Indonesian foreign ministry) By Olivia Rondonuwu JAKARTA, July 11 (Reuters) - Indonesian security and civilian forces carried out "gross human rights violations" during ...

Timor-Leste is Asean’s newest member. By population, Southeast Asia’s smallest nation first applied for membership in 2011 ...

Leste, the nation has a recent history of colonisation by Portugal and Indonesia, with some US assistance. Where does it ...

Timor-Leste formally joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the group's summit in Kuala Lumpur, after a long wait, thanks in no small measure to the tireless support of ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — East Timor’s prime minister pledged Sunday that his country would be a productive member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as it was formally admitted to the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation.

East Timor is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation. The accession ...

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s.