East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s.

Timor Leste officially joined ASEAN on Sunday, October 26, 2025, during the opening of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR Reuters) -Asia's youngest nation East Timor became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at its summit on Sunday after being signed in by leaders of member states. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by John Mair)

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