BNPL in Thailand is moving under a licensing regime. The proposed rules include a THB 20,000 credit limit, a six-month repayment cap and a 15% interest rate ceiling.
King Charles arrived at the Vatican on Thursday for a historic meeting with Pope Leo, marking the first time in nearly 500 years that a British monarch has publicly prayed with a pontiff since the Church of England’s split from Rome.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced readiness to begin construction of the Giant Sea Wall National Strategic Project along Java’s northern coast (Pantura) to protect 50 million people from rising sea levels.
Japan’s parliament, the Diet, has nominated Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country’s first female prime minister, succeeding Shigeru Ishiba.