{"id":22409,"date":"2026-06-25T03:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=22409"},"modified":"2026-06-26T03:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:16:18","slug":"jun-25-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=22409","title":{"rendered":"Jun 25, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Assoc. 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