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ASEAN leaders give 'in-principle' support for Timor-Leste's membership. What does this actually mean?

On Friday, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s member states provided a statement announcing “in-principle” support for Timor-Leste to be admitted as its 11th member. So does this mean Timor-Leste’s long wait to become a member of ASEAN is finally over? The short answer is not quite.

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2022

For East Timor president, ASEAN membership a lifelong dream

It was as a budding diplomat in the 1970s that Jose Ramos-Horta, a man who would go on to win the Nobel prize for his fight for East Timor's independence, first raised the idea of his country joining Southeast Asia's economic and political bloc.

Reuters · Nov 12, 2022

Biden in Cambodia as global leaders join Asean summit

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian heads of government were due to hold talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders, including United States President Joe Biden, as the region tries to navigate the growing rivalry between China and Western powers.

Bangkok Post · Nov 12, 2022

Southeast Asia leaders struggle with Myanmar crisis at summit

ASEAN leaders blocked Myanmar’s military ruler, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, from attending the meeting in Cambodia.

Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2022

ASEAN leaders seek measurable indicators, timeline for Myanmar peace plan

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided on Friday that the bloc should ensure there were measurable indicators and a specific timeline for implementing a peace plan agreed with Myanmar's junta after "little progress".

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

South Korea's Yoon says forced change in Indo Pacific status quo cannot be accepted

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol told ASEAN leaders on Friday that unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the Indo Pacific region can never be accepted.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

East Timor gets the nod to join Asean grouping

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation Asean regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia.

Bangkok Post · Nov 11, 2022

ASEAN agrees in principle to admit East Timor as 11th member

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in principle to admit East Timor as the group's 11th member, the bloc said in a statement on Friday, more than a decade after the country requested membership.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Vice Prez DhankharLeaves For Cambodia To Attend ASEAN-India, East Asia Summits

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday embarked on a three-day visit to Cambodia, where he will attend the ASEAN-India summit and the East Asia Summit. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 11, 2022

Cambodian leader cautions against post-COVID complacency

Cambodia’s prime minister has cautioned fellow Southeast Asian leaders against complacency, saying that even though economies are gradually recovering as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, there is much work to be done

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022