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

1. Datuk Seri Najib Razak confirms that he bought a RM466,330 Chanel watch as a birthday present for his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in 2014.

2. The World Bank is expecting Malaysia’s GDP growth to slow to 4.5% in 2020, and says preserving fiscal space will be vital to mitigate the impact of any shocks.

3. Protasco's 30%-owned associate company PJP Barisan HCM JV bags a ten-year contract for a job in Sarawak.

4. Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco is eyeing a possible exit from Malaysia and Thailand.

5. Sanichi Technology says China State Construction Engineering Corp has shown interest in its Halal Gelatin Industrial Park.