With Timor-Leste’s accession, ASEAN expanded to 11 member states for the first time in 26 years since Cambodia joined in 1999. Timor-Leste first applied for membership in 2011 and received unanimous ...

The country finally became fully sovereign in 2002, earning its place as the youngest nation in Asia. Timor-Leste had long viewed Asean membership as a strategic goal. After enduring decades of ...