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

1. The leadership of the Pakatan Harapan coalition says rhetoric that destroys national unity must be rejected. 

2. The government has officially renewed Lynas Malaysia’s licence for six months, but with conditions. 

3. US prosecutors are seeking to sell three luxury homes linked to Riza Aziz, stepson of ex-PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

4. Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd’s group MD Datuk Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah has made a bid for SCIB. 

5. Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd and Maxis Bhd have inked a strategic partnership to offer bundled broadband with content.