<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">1. <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/new-project-funding-deal-cuts-sarawak-panborneo-highway-project-costs-rm31b" target="_blank">Putrajaya expects to save some RM3.1bil</a> on the Sarawak stretch of the Pan-Borneo Highway project, thanks to a new project funding agreement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">2. Amid the AirAsia-Airbus bribery scandal, PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says getting <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/dr-m-airasiaairbus-deal-offset-not-bribery-if-it-specific-purpose" target="_blank">an offset in business deals is normal</a> unless one pockets the money.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">3. Careplus Group’s <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/careplus-down-planned-stake-sale-subsidiary-ansell" target="_blank">share price tumbles by over 7%</a> after it said it was selling a 50% stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Careplus (M).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">4. Berjaya Food says its overall results for the remaining quarters of FY20 will be <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3021686" target="_blank">adversely affected by the adoption of MFRS 16: Leases</a>.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>5. Bloomberg says Tesco is inviting Thai tycoons to the <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tesco-asks-thai-tycoons-nextround-bids-asia-unit" target="_blank">second round of bidding</a> for its operations in Thailand and Malaysia.</p></div>


Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.

1. Putrajaya expects to save so...

EVENING 5: Five things you need to know today

(May 2): Apple's plan to add generative AI to its iPhones and revive sagging sales in the crucial Chinese market will be in focus on Thursday, when the tech giant is expected to report its biggest quarterly revenue decline in more than a year.

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DORTMUND, Germany (May 2): Borussia Dortmund's Niclas Fuellkrug fired in a first-half goal to seal a 1-0 victory over visitors Paris St Germain in a compelling Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON (May 2): Hackers who breached UnitedHealth's tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans' data, the largest U.S. health insurer's CEO told a Congressional committee on Wednesday.

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The government will continue to monitor the impact on inflation in the country following the announcement of a more than 13% increase in civil servants' salaries this December.

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US private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter.

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Yum Brands reported a fall in quarterly global same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by choppy demand for its KFC and Pizza Hut brands from inflation-weary consumers in the United States as well as in overseas markets.

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Shell has exited China's power markets as part of CEO Wael Sawan's drive to focus on more profitable operations including its natural gas and oil businesses.

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The retail price of RON97 petrol remains unchanged at RM3.47 per litre, with RON95 also unchanged at RM2.05 per litre, from May 2 to May 8, according to the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.

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The dollar edged towards its highest level this year against a basket of peers and US share futures dipped on Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision, though trading was thin with many European and Asian markets closed.

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Bitcoin slid by almost 6% on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later.

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<p>Yum Brands reported a fall in quarterly global same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by choppy demand for its KFC and Pizza Hut brands from inflation-weary consumers in the United States as well as in overseas markets.</p>


<p>The government will continue to monitor the impact on inflation in the country following the announcement of a more than 13% increase in civil servants' salaries this December.</p>


<p>US private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter.</p>


<p>WASHINGTON (May 2): Hackers who breached UnitedHealth's tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans' data, the largest U.S. health insurer's CEO told a Congressional committee on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Two Congressional panels grilled CEO Andrew Witty about the cyberattack on the c...

<p>DORTMUND, Germany (May 2): Borussia Dortmund's Niclas Fuellkrug fired in a first-half goal to seal a 1-0 victory over visitors Paris St Germain in a compelling Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Nico Schlotterbeck floated a pass into Fuellkrug's path and the Germany for...