--- old/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/asia 2009-12-08 17:32:28.923076451 +0000 +++ new/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/asia 2009-12-08 17:32:28.766604036 +0000 @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ # CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or # have any questions. # -# @(#)asia 8.23 -#
+# 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 @@ -148,6 +148,76 @@ 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 +# +# http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288 +# +# or +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html +# +# +# "... 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: +# +# http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601 +# +# +# http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2 +# +# +# Our wrap-up: +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html +# + +# From A. N. M. Kamrus Saadat (2009-06-15): +# Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start +# time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh +# Telecommunication Regulatory Commission). +# +# No DST end date has been announced yet. + +# 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" +# +# http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021 +# +# or +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html +# + +# 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: +# +# http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html +# + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? @@ -155,7 +225,8 @@ 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 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time + 6:00 1:00 BDST # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -319,14 +390,84 @@ 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 +# +# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm +# . + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): +# Here are the dates given at +# +# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm +# +# 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 @@ -334,13 +475,15 @@ 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 @@ -1072,6 +1215,40 @@ # 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 +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11 +# + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02): +# This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic): +# +# http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279 +# +# +# 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 - @@ -1094,8 +1271,9 @@ 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 - @@ -1497,7 +1675,7 @@ # 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 @@ -1577,11 +1755,96 @@ # http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html # +# 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." +# +# http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280 +# +# +# 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 +# +# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1 +# +# +# or +# +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html +# +# +# .... +# The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to +# advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to +# conserve energy" + +# 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." +# +# http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 +# + +# 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" +# +# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2 +# +# or +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm +# + +# 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: +# +# http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742 +# +# "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: +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html +# + +# 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 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 @@ -1718,6 +1981,58 @@ # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html # +# 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) +# +# http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850 +# +# +# or +# (English translation) +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html +# + +# 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: +# +# http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 +# +# (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: +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html +# + +# 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): +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html +# + # 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 @@ -1731,10 +2046,12 @@ 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 Fri>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct @@ -1980,8 +2297,55 @@ # 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). +# +# +# http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm +# + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-19): +# Syria will start DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year according to many sources, +# two examples: +# +# +# http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm +# +# (English, Syrian Arab News # Agency) +# +# http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209 +# +# (Arabic, gov-site) +# +# We have not found any sources saying anything about when DST ends this year. +# +# Our summary +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html +# + +# 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: +# +# http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic) +# + +# 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 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