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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This month, Timor-Leste will become ASEAN’s 11th member - an achievement which the tiny island has been crawling towards since the turn of the century. As Southeast Asia’s youngest state, ...

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 ...

JAKARTA – Asia’s youngest nation Timor-Leste is set to achieve a decades-long dream when it becomes the 11th member of Asean this weekend, which analysts say is a win politically, although the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday vowed to guide Timor-Leste in biodiversity and anti-human trafficking and other key areas ahead of the latter’s formal entry ...

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 ...

Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao attends the ASEAN-Canada Summit in Jakarta, Sep. 3, 2023. Credit: Media Center of The ASEAN Summit 2023/M Agung Rajasa/pras/mifta The saga of Timor-Leste’s ...

MANILA, Philippines — Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas will undertake a working visit to the Philippines from Oct. 21 to 23, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. DFA ...

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 ...