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diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia index 768850f3df..de2ca39352 100644 --- a/timezone/asia +++ b/timezone/asia @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.23 # <pre> +# @(#)asia 8.34 +# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of +# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # 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 @@ -125,6 +127,48 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah 3:00 - AST # Bangladesh +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-05-13): +# According to newspaper Asian Tribune (May 6, 2009) Bangladesh may introduce +# Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30 +# +# Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16 +# <a href="http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288"> +# http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288 +# </a> +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html +# </a> +# +# "... Bangladesh government has decided to switch daylight saving time from +# June +# 16 till September 30 in a bid to ensure maximum use of daylight to cope with +# crippling power crisis. " +# +# The switch will remain in effect from June 16 to Sept 30 (2009) but if +# implemented the next year, it will come in force from April 1, 2010 + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-02): +# They have finally decided now, but changed the start date to midnight between +# the 19th and 20th, and they have not set the end date yet. +# +# Some sources: +# <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601"> +# http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601 +# </a> +# <a href="http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2"> +# http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2 +# </a> +# +# Our wrap-up: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html +# </a> + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Bang 2009 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Bang 2009 only - Jun 20 0:00 1:00 S + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? @@ -132,7 +176,8 @@ Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time - 6:00 - BDT # Bangladesh Time + 6:00 - BDT 2009 # Bangladesh Time + 6:00 Bang BD%sT # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1049,6 +1094,40 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27". # + +# From Phil Pizzey (2009-04-02): +# ...I think I may have spotted an error in the timezone data for +# Jordan. +# The current (2009d) asia file shows Jordan going to daylight +# saving +# time on the last Thursday in March. +# +# Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +# +# However timeanddate.com, which I usually find reliable, shows Jordan +# going to daylight saving time on the last Friday in March since 2002. +# Please see +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11 +# </a> + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02): +# This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic): +# <a href="http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279"> +# http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279 +# </a> +# +# Google's translation: +# +# > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the principle of timely +# > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the last Thursday +# > of the month of March of each year. +# +# So - this means the midnight between Thursday and Friday since 2002. + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-06): +# We still have Jordan switching to DST on Thursdays in 2000 and 2001. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -1071,8 +1150,9 @@ Rule Jordan 1993 1998 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul 1 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastThu 0:00s 0 - -Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - +Rule Jordan 2000 2001 - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 2002 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - @@ -1474,7 +1554,7 @@ Zone Asia/Choibalsan 7:38:00 - LMT 1905 Aug # Nepal # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Katmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920 +Zone Asia/Kathmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920 5:30 - IST 1986 5:45 - NPT # Nepal Time @@ -1554,11 +1634,46 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 # http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html # </a> +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-04-08): +# Based on previous media reports that "... proposed plan to +# advance clocks by one hour from May 1 will cause disturbance +# to the working schedules rather than bringing discipline in +# official working." +# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280"> +# http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280 +# </a> +# +# recent news that instead of May 2009 - Pakistan plan to +# introduce DST from April 15, 2009 +# +# FYI: Associated Press Of Pakistan +# April 08, 2009 +# Cabinet okays proposal to advance clocks by one hour from April 15 +# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1"> +# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1 +# </a> +# +# or +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html +# </a> +# +# .... +# The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to +# advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to +# conserve energy" + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-10): +# Assume for now that Pakistan will end DST in 2009 as it did in 2008. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep @@ -1695,6 +1810,22 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html # </a> +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26): +# According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian +# government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March +# 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009. +# +# (in Arabic) +# <a href="http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850"> +# http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850 +# </a> +# +# or +# (English translation) +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html +# </a> + # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S @@ -1708,10 +1839,12 @@ Rule Palestine 1999 2005 - Apr Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2006 2008 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2008 max - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep lastMon 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct @@ -1957,8 +2090,41 @@ Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel). # For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end. -Rule Syria 2008 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 2008 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-10-07): +# Syria has now officially decided to end DST on 2008-11-01 this year, +# according to the following article in the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). +# +# The article is in Arabic, and seems to tell that they will go back to +# winter time on 2008-11-01 at 00:00 local daylight time (delaying/setting +# clocks back 60 minutes). +# +# <a href="http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm"> +# http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm +# </a> + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-19): +# Syria will start DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year according to many sources, +# two examples: +# +# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm"> +# http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm +# </a> +# (English, Syrian Arab News # Agency) +# <a href="http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209"> +# http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209 +# </a> +# (Arabic, gov-site) +# +# We have not found any sources saying anything about when DST ends this year. +# +# Our summary +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html +# </a> + +Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 2008 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Syria 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq |