Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Aug 3 that he was confident Timor-Leste would become the 11th member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) by next year, shelving plans to ...

East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta, left, accompanied by Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspects an honor guard upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, ...

Oct 26, 2025 marks a deeply meaningful historic milestone, with Timor-Leste officially joining Asean. For most people, it may seem like just another expansion of the region’s economic bloc, offering ...

Asean is on the cusp of welcoming its first new member since 1999, as the young nation of Timor-Leste is set to join later this year. This long-awaited accession is more than a symbolic milestone — it ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — 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.

At the 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in November 2022, the leaders of the grouping agreed ‘in principle’ to admit Timor-Leste as their 11th member. While Dili’s accession has been a long time coming ...

The 10 countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed “in principle” to admit Timor-Leste as its 11th member but this will depend on fact-finding missions, which are ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Asia's youngest nation East Timor 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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR — The 47th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, where leaders officially welcomed Timor-Leste as the bloc’s 11th member — its first ...

BOGOR, Indonesia, July 19 (Reuters) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Tuesday during a visit to Indonesia that he hoped to boost trade ties between the countries and seal a decades-long ...