After a long time, the parliament finally reconvened this week, although for a short time only. But what a week it has been! 

Many Malaysians tuned in to watch the sessions or catch snippets of some of the more interesting moments on social media. So much drama; even more than what usually happens in Parliament.

But yesterday (29 July 2021) was probably even more interesting than the first few days with the palace coming into picture as well. 

That's saying something considering the days before involved plenty of arguments, name-callings, sexism and more. But we digress.

PMO said that all actions taken in relation to the revocation of Emergency was in accordance to the law. 

It said that the special parliament seating was arranged in accordance to His Majesty's wishes and preparations were made in line with that. 

"Firstly, the special Parliament sitting received the approval of the King.

"Secondly, the Cabinet will not advise the King to proclaim an extension to the Emergency beyond Aug 1, 2021.

"Thirdly, because the Emergency was not extended, the Cabinet decided to advise the King to revoke all the Emergency Ordinances which was proclaimed throughout the Emergency was enforced," the statement read. 

It also claimed that the Prime Minister had presented a letter informing the King of the cabinet's decision in 23 July 2021. 

TL;DR: PMO says that the King was aware of the revocation of Emergency and the ordinances related to it. 

It also blamed the Opposition for creating confusion by urging the parliament to annul the Emergency Ordinances promulgated by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

This is when the Law Minister told the parliament of the cabinet's decision.

"It is a statement of fact intended to inform the Dewan Rakyat of the situation in a transparent manner," the statement read. 

So, let us get this straight:

- The palace said that the Emergency was revoked without the King's consent but the PMO is saying that the King knew of the cabinet's decision.

- PMO is also saying that since the Emergency isn't going to be extended, the cabinet did not ask the King for his consent to revoke the ordinances. 

- PMO is also saying that the Prime Minister met with the King on 27 July after the uproar in parliament to explain the situation. 

- The statement from the palace was released on 29 July so what happened there?

- PMO is also blaming the opposition for creating confusion although reports as well as the statement from the palace suggests that one of the reasons for the parliament sessions was convened was to discuss matters pertaining to the Emergency. 

But who wouldn't be confused if no announcements were made regarding a decision that impact the entire nation until questions were posed in a place where those responsible have no choice but to answer?

We, the rakyat, are definitely confused. Somebody please make this country make sense. 

As the Parliament is set to meet again on Monday, it will be interesting to see what other 'drama' awaits us.