{"id":21316,"date":"2026-04-23T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=21316"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:37:58","slug":"apr-23-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=21316","title":{"rendered":"Apr 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted a one-on-one luncheon in honour of H.E. 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