Natércia Cipriano Coelho da Silva says celebrations have been taking place since the nation became a full member on Oct 26.

Leste's ASEAN entry brings hope, the Catholic nation must tackle poverty, corruption, and inequality or risk losing its soul ...

Leste, led by José Ramos-Horta, has a moral duty to push the bloc to hold Myanmar's junta accountable at the ICC and reject ...

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 ...

Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s smallest economy, is now ASEAN’s newest member.

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta has expressed willingness to mediate in Myanmar’s civil war after his country joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He highlighted ...

Leste's capital, the western Tibar Bay glows orange-gold as cranes rise and fall over the harbor. At the Tibar ...

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

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Sunday welcomed Timor-Leste (East Timor) as its newest member, with its ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation. Meanwhile ...