Here’s a quick look at some of the stories that made headlines today.

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

1. Former 1MDB general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan took the witness stand to testify in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1MDB-Tanore trial.

2. The Securities Commission Malaysia has won an insider trading civil suit against former Perak Corp Bhd CEO Datuk Aminuddin Bin Md Desa.

3. Ekovest Bhd has obtained approval from the Employees Provident Fund for an extension to facilitate and implement exit plan from its investment in Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire of Duke highway.

4. AwanBiru Technology Bhd has sealed a RM294.27 million deal with REDtone Digital Bhd to provide cloud computing solutions and services for MyGovUC3.0. 

5. Datuk Chandran Rama Muthy has returned as the chief executive officer of full service carrier Batik Air Malaysia, effective Feb 1.