COMMENT | The view of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that Parliament sitting can convene during an emergency is perhaps the best indicator of a return to political normalcy. Hopefully.

For the past year, Malaysians have been living in abnormal times, with widespread suffering and uncertainties. Attempting to revolutionise our way of life under the Covid-19 pandemic is easier said than done. Let’s be honest about it; we have been groping in the dark.

As the nation continues to be on autopilot since the Sheraton putsch a year ago, Malaysians are lost and unable to navigate their way out of the convoluted maze.

Imagine a scenario of a blind government leading a blind citizenry. This is not a “new normal”; it is a clear, absolute abnormality.

So, we welcome the royal pronouncement as the long-awaited bout of fresh air...