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

1. MyCC probes 500 companies suspected of rigging the bidding process of a RM2 billion contract under the Public Works Department.

2. Kulim (Malaysia) receives its first "post-pandemic batch" of migrant workers, paving the way for more workers to return.

3. Over RM7 billion worth of ECRL civil works contracts have been offered to subcontractors and local suppliers.

4. Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says ex-1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi was only taking orders from Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

5. Global interest rate hike-driven recession concerns appear to have taken the shine off YX Precious Metals’s debut.