East Timor joins ASEAN after 14-year wait, becoming bloc’s 11th member
Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan and Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow attend a ceremony for the accession of Timor-Leste to the ASEAN charter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 25, 2025. — Reuters East Timor joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc as its 11th member state on…
