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Timor-Leste Joins ASEAN This October

Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

25-Sep-25 07:45

Timor-Leste Joins ASEAN This October

Timor-Leste is set to become ASEAN’s 11th member at the upcoming summit in Kuala Lumpur, after more than a decade of waiting for accession. What will Timor-Leste’s entry mean for the bloc? Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute shares her perspective.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Elaine Boey, Philip See


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Categories:  politicsinternationalgovernmentcontroversieseconomy

Tags:  asean ascensiontimur leste11th memberasean summitregional integration





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