Timor Leste rethinks its accession bid if Asean cannot handle Myanmar issue
Timor-Leste has been working on obtaining full membership of Asean since it submitted an application in 2011, during Indonesia's Asean chairmanship.
Timor Leste
Xanana Gusmão-led opposition wins most votes in parliamentary election
The former Portuguese colony must now wait to see who will be chosen as prime minister by the newly formed legislature.
Timor Leste heads to the polls in parliamentary election
The upcoming poll is the country's fifth parliamentary election since gaining its independence in 2002.
Ball in Timor Leste’s court to full ASEAN membership
The small island nation’s has waited more than a decade to be an official member of ASEAN since its initial application in 2011.
S’pore helping Timor-Leste prepare for full Asean membership: PM Lee
On the summit’s first day on May 10, Asean adopted a road map that spelt out the steps that Timor-Leste must take so that it can gain full membership to the bloc.
Cambodia to send agricultural specialists to Timor-Leste: PM
The Timor-Leste economy is largely dependent on the extraction of oil reserves, which account for around 80 per cent of their GDP.
Timor Leste’s entry into ASEAN could help freedoms: Analysts
Since gaining independence from Indonesia in 1999, Timor Leste has flourished into one of the more progressive democracies in Southeast Asia.
Timor-Leste will work actively to accelerate membership to Asean: President Ramos-Horta
Dr Ramos-Horta said that it was preferable for his nation to become the 11th official member of Asean in 2023.
Timor Leste opens new port in largest ever foreign investment
The $490 million port at Tibar Bay near the capital Dili is expected to expand trade for Timor Leste, one of the poorest countries in the region.
Timor Leste gets the nod to join Asean
The bloc will now draw up a roadmap setting out the criteria Timor Leste must hit before being granted full membership.