{"id":22146,"date":"2026-06-11T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=22146"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:41:02","slug":"jun-11-2026-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=22146","title":{"rendered":"Jun 11, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ms. Keiko Miwa, Division Director for Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, at the ASEAN Headquarters\/ASEAN Secretariat. 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