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

1. Khazanah Nasional says if Putrajaya wants to sell PLUS Malaysia, it needs to go through its shareholders first.

2. PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad explains why Putrajaya insists on having golden shares in selected companies after calls for the government to take a step back.

3. Newly-liquidated glove manufacturer WRP Asia Pacific denies allegations it restricted its employees’ movements.

3. SERC expects Malaysia's exports to recover gradually in 2020 with an estimated 2% growth.

4. The government's RM27.2bil 1MDB bond cases against Goldman Sachs (Singapore) faces delay as the issuance of summons hits a snag.