Membership of ASEAN brings Timor-Leste political visibility and economic opportunity, but also new exposure to disputes.

In October 2025, Timor-Leste will conclude what President Jose Ramos-Horta called its “long-awaited accession” to become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, ...

Timor-Leste’s permanent ambassador to Asean Natércia Cipriano Coelho da Silva said the country’s government is accelerating its institutional development to ensure its participation in the bloc is ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - It was as a budding diplomat in the 1970s that Jose Ramos-Horta, a man who would go on to win the Nobel prize for his fight for East Timor's independence, first raised the idea of his ...

This New Year, we look at ASEAN which has gone a long way since its founding on August 8, 1967 by the formal signing of the Bangkok Declaration 59 years ago. The ASEAN Charter was promulgated 16 years ...

On May 20, 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became Asia’s youngest country following a two-year transitional administration by the United Nations. August 8 this year marks the 55th ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — After more than a decade, Timor-Leste was today formally accepted as a full member of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), becoming its 11th member and marking ...

Over the years, Timor-Leste has made its intention to join ASEAN clear, and it appears to be employing a non-confrontational approach to achieve this goal. The abstention vote was an example of this ...