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

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

Thanks to the nameless sacrifices of our people who endured centuries of suffering, the national dream has been realized,” ...

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

For Asean, embracing its youngest member was not only an act of inclusion but also a form of repentance — a quiet ...

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 ...

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

Asia's youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set ...

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 ...