{"id":20937,"date":"2026-03-31T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=20937"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:14:33","slug":"mar-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=20937","title":{"rendered":"Mar 31, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Chairman of the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA) and Chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore, Mr. Tan Teck Long, at the ASEAN Headquarters\/ASEAN Secretariat. 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