EVENING 5: MoF says not the right time for GST

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

1. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz says it may not be the right time to reintroduce a consumption tax.

2. IGB Commercial REIT fixes 71 sen as the price for the institutional portion of its upcoming initial public offering.

3. Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib, the son of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, reaches a settlement on RM13.16 million in tax arrears.

4. Perodua says it sold 6,988 vehicles in August compared with only 655 units in July following the lifting of the nationwide lockdown.

5. Can-One’s shares hit a high of RM4.10 — the highest level in five years — amid active trade this morning.