<Li> April 11, 2009--Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in the areas of Pattaya and Chonburi, in response to anti-government protestors breaking into the conference center of a hotel complex in the sea - side resort city of Pattaya, in the then - venue site of the ASEAN was being held, immediately resulting in its cancellation . Another state of emergency on April 12, 2009, was announced in Bangkok and the surrounding areas, due to an heightened escalation of tension between the government and anti-government protesters, but was later lifted . </Li> <Li> January 2009--Slovakia was in a state of emergency due to natural gas supply shortage . </Li> <Li> January 11, 2007--Bangladesh was in a state of emergency due to electoral violence . This ended on December 16, 2008, when new parliamentary elections were organized . </Li> <Li> November 26, 2008 - In Maharashtra state, India, Maharashtra Government declared a state of Emergency following the 2008 Mumbai attacks . </Li>

Under what circumstances does the president use emergency powers