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

1. Datuk Seri Najib Razak discharges Datuk Zaid Ibrahim's law firm during his final appeal against his SRC International conviction.

2. Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia's 2QFY22 net profit more than doubles amid normalising operations and consumer activities.

3. Pharmaniaga's 2QFY22 earnings slumps 94.7%, mainly due to lower sales for its non-concession segment.

4. Bursa Malaysia expects the foreign shareholding in Malaysian markets to recover, though not to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels.

5. The government plans to introduce a savings scheme for foreign workers to address the issue of them overstaying.