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[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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Becoming Asean’s 11th member marks the beginning of an inspiring new chapter for Timor Leste, says Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao. “Timor Leste joins with humility and pride,” he ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

[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 ...