Recently Projek Wawasan Rakyat and ABIM created a platform to allow medical frontliners to express their concerns anonymously. This followed the publication of letters to the press expressing frustration and exhaustion. Is this just to be expected in the extraordinary situation that the Covid-19 pandemic presents? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Toh Puan Dr Safurah Jaafar, former director Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health.

"Dengar Sini: Kisah Frontliners” by Projek Wawasan Rakyat and ABIM wasn’t the regular showcase of platitudes and praise for medical frontliners. Anonymous comments by medical frontliners were read out detailing less than optimal conditions. Why is there a silence - self-imposed perhaps - about these problems? 
Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Sean Thum, Advisor, Malaysian Medics International, a medical-student led organisation.

Medical frontliners around the world have suffered inordinately either by being at risk from infection or being overworked in failing health-care systems. What have we learned about our own system - its strengths and deficiencies - and are we confident they will be addressed? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Adriana Tan, Vice President of MMI Doctors, a branch of Malaysian Medics International.

Dalam masa sama juga, sebuah badan organisasi ini turut menyumbang khidmat dalam isu kesihatan mental iaitu District Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives (DAG-MHI) yang dibangunkan oleh Rotary District 3300 Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives (RID 3300). 
Untuk mengulas lanjut berkenaan perkara ini kita bersama Pakar Perunding Psikiatri KPJ Damansara, Dr Nur-Runnazhah Hussein dan Gabenor Daerah Rotary District 3300, Datuk Bindi Rajasegaran.

Among the headlines for Thursday, 28th January, 2021, Malaysia has dropped to 57th out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index for 2020 compared to 51st in 2019. 

Also, Vietnam has confirmed its first outbreak of the coronavirus in nearly two months and warned it could be more serious than its last wave of infections, as authorities rushed to contain the spread and test tens of thousands of people.

Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3 minutes.

We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.

Stay informed on astroawani.com for these news and more.

Trust has always been the holy grail from brands. But how do brands build, and lose, trust amongst their stakeholders, especially in moments of a pandemic? @ibrahimsaninet speaks with @IpsosMalaysia on their Trust Track survey to find out the answer.

Housing affordability remains a huge challenge in M'sia, what more during COVID-19 as people face pay cuts and retrenchments. 

Lagenda Properties' Jimmy Doh tells why developers are not building more affordable homes and how to change that.

Pergelangan anda selalu sakit dan kebas? 

Mungkin ini petanda Sindrom Terowong Carpal. 

Ikuti kupasannya bersama Dr Mohamed Faizal Sikkandar, Pakar Ortopedik UiTM Private Specialist Centre (UPSC) dalam #AWANIpagi 

#HapusCOVID19 #AWANInews

As the government prepares for the rollout of the national vaccination programme, the question of whether to vaccinate foreign workers for free is still being debated. What will it take to ensure that all non-citizens, who officially make up 10% of the Malaysian population, will have free and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines?

Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Rani Rasiah, coordinator, Migrant Workers' Right to Redress Coalition and Head of Migrant Desk at Parti Sosialis Malaysia.