Before Sunday’s accession ceremony at the 47th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, East Timor and the Philippines have taken steps to deepen bilateral ties for years, ...

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 ...

Timor-Leste today officially acceded to Asean as its 11th member, marking a historic milestone for both the nation and the bloc. The accession, the grouping’s first expansion in 26 years, was ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Asia's youngest nation Timor-Leste (East Timor) on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a ...

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 ...

Watch as 350 razor blades are transformed into a razor-sharp knife in an epic forging process, from heating the metal to crafting the perfect blade! #knifesharpening #sharp #metal ‘Predator: Badlands’ ...

Once a vocal critic of Myanmar’s junta, which came to power in a 2021 coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and plunged the country into civil conflict, East Timor has in recent ...

Protests broke out last week in Timor-Leste, with thousands of demonstrators demanding parliament cancel a $4.2 million plan to purchase SUVs for lawmakers and lifetime pension for MPs and public ...

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Dili – Timor-Leste is slated to become the 11th member of the Asean regional grouping in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sept 23 during a visit to the South-east Asian nation.

Timor-Leste's parliament on Sept. 17 said it would scrap lifetime pensions for MPs, bowing to public pressure after dropping a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations ...

Owners of mid-water depth drilling rigs are being offered a multi-well opportunity in Timor-Leste on a proposed oilfield development. The requirement is for either a semi-submersible or drillship to ...