Before revision: Members of the Royal Malay Regiment during the Malayan Emergency in 1949, inspecting equipment captured in a raid A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens .
After revision: Members of the Royal Malay Regiment during the Malayan Emergency in 1949, inspecting equipment captured in a raid A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its state .