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

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

The move to admit the 11th Asean member is not a strategic error but must be seen as part of a natural integration on the road towards Asean Vision 2045.

“In the midst of so many problems in the region, in the world ... Timor’s people greater access to education, which ...

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 ...

Our accession is a testament to the spirit of our people – a young democracy born from struggle, now embracing a new era of ...

Former Portuguese colony ends 14-year ASEAN wait ASEAN membership 'a dream realised', PM says Accession a symbolic victory for its independence heroes PM says accession will bring trade, investment ...

SERI ISKANDAR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that Timor-Leste will be officially made a full member of Asean on Oct 26. Anwar, who is also the Asean Chairman, said Malaysia, ...

Portuguese and Tetum are the country’s official languages, while English and Indonesian are designated as working languages — ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Asia’s youngest nation 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 ...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaking at the ‘Anwar Meeting with Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) Students’ programme at its Chancellery in Seri Iskandar here, today. SERI ISKANDAR, Oct ...

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.