East Timor entry to ASEAN likely to see further delay
There are divisions of opinion in ASEAN over East Timor's membership application
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- Income gap
- Trade divergence
- Investment lag
- More growth pains coming
- Weak institutions
- Fiscal insecurity
- Poor infrastructure
- Diplomatic direction
- Land conflicts
- Human rights
- The China factor
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_350.jpg "National flags and the ASEAN logo on display ahead of the 27th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur (Reuters/Olivia Harris)")