KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The president of East Timor told The Associated Press on Monday that he would be willing to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Portuguese colony ends 14-year ASEAN wait ASEAN membership 'a dream realised', PM says Accession a symbolic victory for its independence heroes PM says accession will bring trade, investment ...

[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 ...

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, ...

Asia's youngest nation, Timor-Leste, is set to join ASEAN this weekend, realizing a decades-long dream. Timor-Leste was invaded and occupied by neighboring Indonesia in 1975, sparking a resistance ...

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 ...