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Stars hit Hollywood sidewalks as anger at studios simmers

12 Sept 12:01 Key points summarised by AI

Hollywood actors (SAG-AFTRA) launched a strike, joining the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) picket lines and significantly escalating the industry-wide labor dispute.
Prominent stars such as Frances Fisher, Allison Janney, and Mandy Moore joined the protests, drawing increased media attention and creating an "electric" atmosphere on the picket lines.
Strikers voiced strong anger at studio executives, particularly Disney CEO Bob Iger, whose comments dismissing their demands for better pay and profit sharing as "unrealistic" fueled outrage among the striking workers.
The strike is seen as a broader labor movement, with support from other Hollywood unions, underscoring a unified push across the entertainment industry for fair contracts and improved worker conditions.

Today 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.