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East Timor officially becomes ASEAN's 11th member

AL-Monitor
Oct 25, 2025
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/Chalinee Thirasupa
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/Chalinee Thirasupa — Chalinee Thirasupa

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)