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

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 ...

sia's youngest nation Timor Leste on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-century ago while under ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn present the declaration of Timor-Leste’s accession to the bloc to prime minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao. On the left is ...

In August 2025, Indonesia began negotiations on its maritime boundary with Timor-Leste. This move represents a notable shift as Jakarta has long insisted that maritime boundaries should only be ...

Fibre network operator Cabos de Timor-Leste and Telin – the international arm of Telkom Indonesia – signed a Memorandum of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, is looking to forge stronger relations with Timor-Leste and explore various areas of partnership between the two ...

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 ...

Foreign Ministers Bendito Freitas of Timor-Leste and Ma. Theresa Lazaro of the Philippines seal a moment of strengthened ties with a handshake in Manila. The visit comes ahead of Timor-Leste’s formal ...

Calling Timor-Leste’s entry a historic milestone, PM Wong says Asean must stay united and deepen integration amid growing global uncertainty. Timor-Leste became Asean's 11th member on Oct 26, marking ...