Timor-Leste has officially joined ASEAN as its 11th member state – an achievement more than a decade in the making. The ...

The country’s admission caps off a 14-year journey toward accession, but also presents new challenges for the Southeast Asian ...

The former Portuguese colony, once called East Timor, has come a long way since 2002, when it gained independence from ...

he country's youthful population, rich natural resources and growing private sector will  open new avenues for cooperation in ...

Timor-Leste celebrates becoming ASEAN's 11th member, but Church and civil society leaders warn the nation must tackle poverty ...

The president of East Timor told The Associated Press on Monday that he would be willing to intercede personally to try and ...

Leste’s long-awaited entry into Asean marks a historic milestone for the nation of 1.4 million people after more than a decade of ...

Leste's ASEAN entry brings hope, the Catholic nation must tackle poverty, corruption, and inequality or risk losing its soul ...

The Philippines thanked Timor-Leste on Friday, November 7, after it pledged to send 120 engineers and firefighters to assist in cleaning and rehabilitating areas devastated by Typhoon Tino ...

Myanmar’s military junta has used the bloc’s procedures to silence calls for accountability made by the organization’s newest ...

East Timor has many beautiful, unspoiled beaches. Near the capital Dili, there are two popular tourist beaches: Areia Branca and Cristo Rei. Meanwhile, there are many other pristine beaches to explore ...

DILI, East Timor, August 2 (UNHCR) - After travelling 3,000 miles and spending 40 days on a boat in the Indian Ocean, 56 boat people from Sri Lanka were today allowed to disembark in East Timor. The ...