East Timor's Prime Minister pledged on Sunday (October 26, 2025) that his country would be a productive member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)as it was formally admitted to the ...

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 ...

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 half-century ago while under ...

East Timor has many beautiful, unspoiled beaches. Near the capital Dili, there are two popular tourist beaches: Areia Branca and Cristo Rei. Meanwhile, there are many other pristine beaches to explore ...

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 — East Timor joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc as its 11th member state on Sunday, after 14 years of campaigning. Its Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao joined ...

Timor-Leste is expected to deposit its instrument of accession during the 47th Asean Summit, scheduled to take place this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement. By Ted Alcorn Reporting from ...