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

1. Malaysia’s full-year retail sales growth forecast has been revised downwards -5.5% as businesses continue to suffer. 

2. The Employees Provident Fund has ceased to become a substantial shareholder in Top Glove Corp Bhd. 

3. Solarvest Holdings Bhd has secured its first jobs in the Philippines. 

4. Mobile services provider mTouche Technology Bhd has entered the Covid-19 test kit business. 

5. The Covid-19 pandemic could have begun impacting the country’s unemployment rate in March.