Bersama di talian, Timbalan Ketua Penerangan Majlis Belia Malaysia, Kavita Maheendran.

Construction services company Tuju Setia Bhd will list on Bursa Malaysia's Main Market on May 19. They plan to raise RM56 million from its initial public offering (IPO) for its growth plans. This will be the first company to be listed on the Main Market in 2021. Ibrahim Sani speaks to Wee Eng Kong and Wee Beng Chuan on their growth plans, as well as the construction sector outlook.

AMONG the headlines for Monday, 3 May, 2021, the government will continue with the distribution of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on a voluntary basis in the future given the success of its first opt-in application rollout yesterday, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.

Also, the rebels of the Kachin Independence Army shot down a Myanmar military helicopter gunship when it was attacking their base on Monday morning, a day after a renewed junta crackdown on anti-coup protests left at least five civilians dead. This is the first time a rebel group in the country has brought down a military helicopter after the Tatmadaw military started offensives against the country's multiple ethnic rebel armies in late April.

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Ketelusan dalam laporan berita merupakan salah satu aspek dalam kebebasan media yang menjadi topik perdebatan sepanjang pandemik COVID-19.

Menurut Penganalisis Politik dan Sosial Media Universiti Teknologi Mara UiTM, Dr Sara Chinnasamy, ini juga merupakan satu cabaran besar terutama bagi Malaysia yang jatuh ke tangga 119 dalam indeks kebebasan media dunia 2021.

Perbicaraan kes 1Malaysia Development Berhad membabitkan Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur.

Untuk perkembangan lanjut kita bersama, Firdaus Azil, wartawan Astro AWANI.

Negara berdepan peningkatan kes jangkitan COVID-19.

Bercakap mengenai perkembangan COVID-19 dalam negara, #AWANIpagi bersama Pakar Kesihatan Awam Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan UPM, Prof Madya Dr Malina Osman.

Ketahui berita yang perlu anda tahu hari ini bersama Nursyazwani Saiful Sham dan Hafizi Rosli  dalam AWANI Pagi​ 3 Mei 2021.

Antara fokus berita pagi ini merangkumi: 

- Tak sampai empat jam, 268,000 vaksin AstraZeneca sudah habis ditempah - KJ.

- Campur tangan politik sejak dahulu lagi - Musa Hassan.