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diff --git a/src/timezone/data/asia b/src/timezone/data/asia index 13a1989251..1987fc815b 100644 --- a/src/timezone/data/asia +++ b/src/timezone/data/asia @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ -# <pre> -# @(#)asia 8.36 +# @(#)asia 8.44 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -172,11 +171,30 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah # # No DST end date has been announced yet. -# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): -# Arbitrarily end DST at the end of 2009 so that a POSIX-sytle time zone string -# can appear in the Dhaka binary file and for the benefit of old glibc -# reimplementations of the time zone software that mishandle permanent DST. -# A change will be required once the end date is known. +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-25): +# Bangladesh won't go back to Standard Time from October 1, 2009, +# instead it will continue DST measure till the cabinet makes a fresh decision. +# +# Following report by same newspaper-"The Daily Star Friday": +# "DST change awaits cabinet decision-Clock won't go back by 1-hr from Oct 1" +# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021"> +# http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021 +# </a> +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html +# </a> + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-13): +# IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) now reports: +# Bangladesh has decided that the clock advanced by an hour to make +# maximum use of daylight hours as an energy saving measure would +# "continue for an indefinite period." +# +# One of many places where it is published: +# <a href="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html"> +# http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html +# </a> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 @@ -186,8 +204,7 @@ Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time 6:00 - BDT 2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time - 6:00 1:00 BDST 2010 - 6:00 - BDT + 6:00 1:00 BDST # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -351,14 +368,84 @@ Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT + +# From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24): +# I found there are some mistakes for the historial DST rule for Hong +# Kong. Accoring to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually, +# it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, +# and also serves as the official timing agency), there are some missing +# and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I +# think 3:30 is correct. The official DST record for Hong Kong can be +# obtained from +# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> +# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm +# </a>. + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): +# Here are the dates given at +# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> +# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm +# </a> +# as of 2009-10-28: +# Year Period +# 1941 1 Apr to 30 Sep +# 1942 Whole year +# 1943 Whole year +# 1944 Whole year +# 1945 Whole year +# 1946 20 Apr to 1 Dec +# 1947 13 Apr to 30 Dec +# 1948 2 May to 31 Oct +# 1949 3 Apr to 30 Oct +# 1950 2 Apr to 29 Oct +# 1951 1 Apr to 28 Oct +# 1952 6 Apr to 25 Oct +# 1953 5 Apr to 1 Nov +# 1954 21 Mar to 31 Oct +# 1955 20 Mar to 6 Nov +# 1956 18 Mar to 4 Nov +# 1957 24 Mar to 3 Nov +# 1958 23 Mar to 2 Nov +# 1959 22 Mar to 1 Nov +# 1960 20 Mar to 6 Nov +# 1961 19 Mar to 5 Nov +# 1962 18 Mar to 4 Nov +# 1963 24 Mar to 3 Nov +# 1964 22 Mar to 1 Nov +# 1965 18 Apr to 17 Oct +# 1966 17 Apr to 16 Oct +# 1967 16 Apr to 22 Oct +# 1968 21 Apr to 20 Oct +# 1969 20 Apr to 19 Oct +# 1970 19 Apr to 18 Oct +# 1971 18 Apr to 17 Oct +# 1972 16 Apr to 22 Oct +# 1973 22 Apr to 21 Oct +# 1973/74 30 Dec 73 to 20 Oct 74 +# 1975 20 Apr to 19 Oct +# 1976 18 Apr to 17 Oct +# 1977 Nil +# 1978 Nil +# 1979 13 May to 21 Oct +# 1980 to Now Nil +# The page does not give start or end times of day. +# The page does not give a start date for 1942. +# The page does not givw an end date for 1945. +# The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began on 1941-12-25. +# The Japanese surrender of Hong Kong was signed 1945-09-15. +# For lack of anything better, use start of those days as the transition times. + # Hong Kong (Xianggang) # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule HK 1941 only - Apr 1 3:30 1:00 S +Rule HK 1941 only - Sep 30 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1947 only - Apr 13 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1947 only - Dec 30 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1948 only - May 2 3:30 1:00 S -Rule HK 1948 1952 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - +Rule HK 1948 1951 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - +Rule HK 1952 only - Oct 25 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1949 1953 - Apr Sun>=1 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1953 only - Nov 1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1954 1964 - Mar Sun>=18 3:30 1:00 S @@ -366,13 +453,15 @@ Rule HK 1954 only - Oct 31 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1955 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1965 1977 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1965 1977 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - -Rule HK 1979 1980 - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S -Rule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - +Rule HK 1973 only - Dec 30 3:30 1:00 S +Rule HK 1979 only - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S +Rule HK 1979 only - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 + 8:00 HK HK%sT 1941 Dec 25 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 15 8:00 HK HK%sT - ############################################################################### # Taiwan @@ -1674,16 +1763,66 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 # 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. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-17): +# "The News International," Pakistan reports that: "The Federal +# Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the +# clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to +# this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in +# this regard." +# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168"> +# http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 +# </a> + +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-28): +# According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that +# Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October +# 1, 2009. +# +# "Clocks to go back one hour from 1 Oct" +# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2"> +# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2 +# </a> +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm +# </a> + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-29): +# Alexander Krivenyshev wrote: +# > According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that +# > Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October +# > 1, 2009. +# +# Now they seem to have changed their mind, November 1 is the new date: +# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742"> +# http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742 +# </a> +# "The country's clocks will be reversed by one hour on November 1. +# Officials of Federal Ministry for Interior told this to Geo News on +# Monday." +# +# And more importantly, it seems that these dates will be kept every year: +# "It has now been decided that clocks will be wound forward by one hour +# on April 15 and reversed by an hour on November 1 every year without +# obtaining prior approval, the officials added." +# +# We have confirmed this year's end date with both with the Ministry of +# Water and Power and the Pakistan Electric Power Company: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html +# </a> + +# From Christoph Goehre (2009-10-01): +# [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan +# will go back to standard time on 1st of November. # 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 - +Rule Pakistan 2009 max - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Pakistan 2009 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep @@ -1836,6 +1975,42 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html # </a> +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31): +# Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to +# winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04. +# +# One news source: +# <a href="http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158"> +# http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 +# </a> +# (Palestinian press agency, Arabic), +# Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah +# headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of +# 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty +# minutes per hour as of Friday morning." +# +# We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different +# end date, we will keep this page updated: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html +# </a> + +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02): +# Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank. +# +# According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan +# to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009. +# +# "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza" +# (from Palestinian National Authority): +# <a href="http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 +# http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 +# </a> +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.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 @@ -1854,7 +2029,7 @@ Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 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 - +Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct @@ -2132,9 +2307,23 @@ Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html # </a> +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-27): +# The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will +# revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday +# 2009-10-29 and Friday 2009-10-30: +# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm"> +# http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic) +# </a> + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): +# We'll see if future DST switching times turn out to be end of the last +# Thursday of the month or the start of the last Friday of the month or +# something else. For now, use the start of the last Friday. + Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 2008 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Syria 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq |