EVENING 5: Jobless rate spikes to 5% in April

Malaysia’s unemployment rate spikes to 5% in April — the highest since 1989 — as the number of jobless people increases to 778,800 persons. Meanwhile, the KL High Court rejects Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid to postpone the 1MDB audit tampering trial pending his application to disqualify lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram.