Confirmation of Timor-Leste’s accession comes at the start of Asean’s 47th summit in Kuala Lumpur, which begins on Sunday 26 ...

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

Two decades after Timor-Leste gained its independence, the country is a complicated and qualified success story. Poverty and deep economic problems persist, but the country boasts a thriving democracy ...

Timor-Leste will be made a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Oct 26. President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste often joked that joining Asean was more difficult than ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is looking at working with Timor-Leste to improve telecommunications connectivity there, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He added that this was part of the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday welcomed Timor-Leste’s official inclusion as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), calling it a “historic ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Tears, cheers and applause filled the International Media Centre at the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits as Timor Leste took its place in the Asean family. Describing it as a dream ...

Timor-Leste has been welcomed into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the grouping's 11th member, following an official ceremony at the 47th ASEAN Summit in the Malaysian capital on ...

Asia's youngest nation East Timor became the 11th member of the Asean bloc on Sunday after a 14-year wait, a landmark for a ...

[KUALA LUMPUR] For the first time in 26 years, Asean has expanded its ranks, with Timor-Leste officially admitted as the grouping’s 11th member on Oct 26. The announcement came as regional leaders ...

[KUALA LUMPUR] Timor-Leste officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as its 11th member on Sunday (Oct 26), as leaders gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the 47th Asean Summit ...

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- East Timor’s prime minister told leaders ...