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diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia index 92a9aa17ec..496809313c 100644 --- a/timezone/asia +++ b/timezone/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.71 +# @(#)asia 7.72 # 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 @@ -736,44 +736,19 @@ Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? 2:00 Zion I%sT -# From Ephraim Silverberg (2002-07-07): +# From Ephraim Silverberg (2003-03-23): # -# The Israeli government today adopted a proposal by Minister of Interior -# Eli Yishai to shorten the period of Daylight Savings Time for the year -# 2002 (only -- the dates for 2003 and 2004 are, so far, unaffected). +# Minister of Interior Poraz has announced that he will respect the law +# passed in July 2000 (proposed at the time jointly by himself and +# then-MK David Azulai [Shas]) fixing the dates for 2000-2004. Hence, +# the dates for 2003 and 2004 remain unchanged.... # -# The proposed date to Daylight Savings Time is September 13, 2002 instead -# of the current date: October 7, 2002. The hour of changeover has not -# yet been decided. -# -# (2002-07-10): -# While today the Knesset passed the initial proposal to reduce DST by -# some three weeks, a new compromise is being worked out between -# Minister of Justice Meir Sheetrit and Minister of Interior Eli -# Yishai to revert to standard time for a period of 48-96 _hours_ -# (sic) around the Yom Kippur fast day (September 15-16) and then go -# *back* to DST until the end of October. The details of the proposal -# have yet to be worked out, but the second and final readings of the -# bill have until July 24 to pass. -# -# (2002-07-25): -# Thanks go to Yitschak Goldberg from E&M for bringing this (Hebrew) article -# to my attention: -# -# http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2019315,00.html -# -# Hence, the proposal to shorten DST was withdrawn yesterday and the timezone -# files that have been in effect since July 2000 are still valid for all of -# 2002. -# -# Please note that the article mentions that the Shas MK's intend to -# bring up their amendment for future years (2003 and beyond). What this -# means exactly is anyone's guess since there are no set dates yet beyond -# 2004 and the end day set for 2003 and 2004 is already the 7th of Tishrei -# (i.e. before the fast of Yom Kippur). The only thing they may want to -# change is the start date of DST in 2003 from Mar.28.03 (24th of Adar II) -# to Apr.18.03 (16th of Nisan) so that the Passover Seder will take place -# during Standard Time. The start date for 2004 is already Nisan 16th. +# As far as 2005 and beyond, no dates have been set. However, the +# minister has mentioned that he wishes to propose to move Israel's +# timezone in 2005 from GMT+2 to GMT+3 and upon that have DST during +# the summer months (i.e. GMT+4). However, no legislation in this +# direction is expected until the latter part of 2004 which is a long +# time off in terms of Israeli politics. @@ -926,7 +901,7 @@ Zone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 6:00 - SHET 1982 Apr 1 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 5:00 - SHET 1991 Dec 16 # independence - 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Sep lastSun # Aqtau Time + 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Mar lastSun 2:00 # Aqtau Time 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT # West Kazakhstan Zone Asia/Oral 3:25:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ural'sk |