Granted observer status in 2022, Timor-Leste will become ASEAN's 11th member this weekend. File photo
JAKARTA — Asia's youngest nation Timor-Leste is set to achieve a decades-long dream when it becomes the 11th member of ASEAN this weekend, which analysts say is a win politically although the economic benefits remain to be seen.
Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia's poorest nation with 1.4 million people and slightly bigger than Qatar, applied to join the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2
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