Malaysia may lead the admission of Timor-Leste into ASEAN in 2025, despite challenges like undeveloped social and economic systems and concerns over the nation's growing ties with China. Timor-Leste ...

For 11 years, ASEAN member states have advanced a number of rationales for delaying the admission of the region's youngest nation. In less than a decade, Timor-Leste has gone from being a ...

Moreover, Sugiono emphasized Indonesia's support for Timor Leste's full ASEAN membership, including through capacity-building programs. "Timor Leste is part of the ASEAN family, and Indonesia is ready ...

Timor-Leste is likely to become Asean’s 11th member with Malaysia chairing the bloc, says academic Azmi Hassan. The Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research fellow said Malaysia’s longstanding ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste is on the verge of attaining full membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), having fulfilled about 70 per cent of the required ...

POPE Francis arrived to a rock star welcome in Timor-Leste, where he will rally the ... the streets of the capital Dili yesterday, waving flags and umbrellas in the Vatican colours while screaming ...

DILI: Pope Francis arrived Monday (Sept 9) in Timor-Leste, where he will rally the Catholic ... umbrellas in the Vatican's colours. Vatican flags flew high across the city, which has had an ...

The ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) 2025 concluded on February 26, with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta offering insights on ASEAN’s future and Vietnam’s ...

Party General Secretary To Lam received Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta in Hanoi on February 25 during the latter’s visit to Vietnam to attend the second ASEAN Future Forum. During the ...

With 42 percent of Timor-Leste’s population living below the ... surmount a much higher bar than past members of the Southeast Asian bloc. Few Timorese would have welcomed the late diplomat ...