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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	7.33
+# @(#)asia	7.35
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -352,8 +352,11 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura	9:22:48 -	LMT	1932 Nov
 
 # Iran
 # From Paul Eggert (1996-12-17), following up a suggestion by Rich Wales:
-# Ahmad Alavi <URL:http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Calendar/taghveem.txt>
-# (1993-08-04) writes ``Daylight saving time in Iran starts from the first day
+# Ahmea Alavi in
+# <a href="http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Calendar/taghveem.txt">
+# http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Calendar/taghveem.txt (1993-08-04)
+# </a>
+# writes ``Daylight saving time in Iran starts from the first day
 # of Farvardin and ends the first day of Mehr.''  This disagrees with the SSIM:
 #
 #		   DST start	   DST end
@@ -503,7 +506,8 @@ Rule	Zion	1987	only	-	Sep	13	0:00	0	S
 Rule	Zion	1988	only	-	Apr	 9	0:00	1:00	D
 Rule	Zion	1988	only	-	Sep	 3	0:00	0	S
 
-# From Ephraim Silverberg (ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il), 1997-03-04:
+# From Ephraim Silverberg <ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il>
+# (1997-03-04 and 1997-12-31):
 
 # According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of
 # Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes.
@@ -544,16 +548,18 @@ Rule	Zion	1995	only	-	Sep	 3	0:00	0	S
 
 # The dates for 1996 were determined by the Minister of Interior of the
 # time, Haim Ramon.  The official announcement regarding 1996-1998
-# (with the dates for 1997 no longer being relevant) can be viewed at:
+# (with the dates for 1997-1998 no longer being relevant) can be viewed at:
 #
 #   ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1996-1998.ramon.ps.gz
 #
-# The dates for 1997 were altered by his successor, Rabbi Eli Suissa.
-# No changes have been made regarding 1998 as of yet.
-#
+# The dates for 1997-1998 were altered by his successor, Rabbi Eli Suissa.
 # The official announcement for the year 1997 can be viewed at:
 #
 #   ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1997.ps.gz
+#
+# According to the Office of the Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Interior,
+# the dates for 1998 are tentative and are still subject to final approval
+# (probably in late February/early March of 1998).
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Zion	1996	only	-	Mar	15	0:00	1:00	D
@@ -561,14 +567,14 @@ Rule	Zion	1996	only	-	Sep	16	0:00	0	S
 Rule	Zion	1997	only	-	Mar	21	0:00	1:00	D
 Rule	Zion	1997	only	-	Sep	14	0:00	0	S
 Rule	Zion	1998	only	-	Mar	20	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Zion	1998	only	-	Oct	18	0:00	0	S
+Rule	Zion	1998	only	-	Sep	 6	0:00	0	S
 
-# From Paul Eggert (1997-03-15):
+# From Paul Eggert (1998-01-12):
 # Here are guesses for rules after 1998.
 # They are probably wrong, but they are more likely than no DST at all.
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule	Zion	1999	max	-	Mar	Fri>=15	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Zion	1999	max	-	Sep	Sun>=15	0:00	0	S
+Rule	Zion	1999	max	-	Sep	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Jerusalem	2:20:56 -	LMT	1880
@@ -774,7 +780,9 @@ Zone	Indian/Maldives	4:54:00 -	LMT	1880	# Male
 
 # Mongolia
 # Shanks says that Mongolia has three time zones, but usno1995 and
-# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995)
+# <a href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif">
+# http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif (1995)
+# </a>
 # both say that it has just one.
 # Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones
 # till we know what their principal towns are.
@@ -881,13 +889,18 @@ Zone	Asia/Singapore	6:55:24 -	LMT	1880
 
 # Sri Lanka
 # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03):
-# <URL:http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html> (1996-05-24)
+# <a href="http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html">
+# http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html (1996-05-24)
+# </a>
 # reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at
 # midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.''
 # Transitions before 1996 are from Shanks (1991).
 #
 # From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted
-# in <URL:news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> (1996-10-26):
+# in
+# <a href="news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net">
+# news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net (1996-10-26):
+# </a>
 # With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996
 # Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT.
 
@@ -977,9 +990,13 @@ Zone	Asia/Tashkent	4:37:12 -	LMT	1924 May  2
 			5:00	-	UZT		    # Uzbekistan Time
 # Shanks has Tashkent using DST after 1991, but usno1995 says they don't.
 # Guess no DST after 1991.
-# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995)
+# <a href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif">
+# http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif (1995)
+# </a>
 # says that Uzbekistan has two time zones, but a cable
-# <URL:http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html> (1996-05-10)
+# <a href="http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html">
+# http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html (1996-05-10)
+# </a>
 # from the American Embassy in Tashkent implies that they have just one.
 
 # Vietnam