Update time zone data files to tzdata release 2008f (DST law changes in

Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay).

8 files changed, 387 insertions, 75 deletions

diff --git a/src/timezone/data/africa b/src/timezone/data/africa
index 3e15cba16f..304e7d3b77 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/africa
+++ b/src/timezone/data/africa
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)africa	8.11
+# @(#)africa	8.16
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -387,9 +387,80 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott	-1:03:48 -	LMT	1912
 			 0:00	-	GMT
 
 # Mauritius
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):
+# Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial
+# basis....
+# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to 
+# 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful....
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html
+
+# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25):
+# http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30):
+# The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A
+# final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving
+# would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight.
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):
+# Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10):
+# According to
+# <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216">
+# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216
+# </a>
+# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier
+# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31).  The new start
+# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time
+# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time).
+# 
+# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date 
+# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, 
+# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in 
+# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder 
+# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which 
+# changes two days later.
+
+# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):
+# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving
+# time:  Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
+# published on Monday, June 30, 2008...
+#
+# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
+# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
+# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.
+# ...
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
+# The Government of Mauritius weblink
+# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">
+# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
+# </a>
+# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
+#
+# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
+# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
+# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
+# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
+# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
+# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
+# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
+# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
+# and end on 29 March 2009.
+
+# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
+Rule Mauritius	1982	only	-	Oct	10	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule Mauritius	1983	only	-	Mar	21	0:00	0	-
+Rule Mauritius	2008	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule Mauritius	2009	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Indian/Mauritius	3:50:00 -	LMT	1907		# Port Louis
-			4:00	-	MUT	# Mauritius Time
+			4:00 Mauritius	MU%sT	# Mauritius Time
 # Agalega Is, Rodriguez
 # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
 
@@ -451,7 +522,7 @@ Zone	Indian/Mayotte	3:00:56 -	LMT	1911 Jul	# Mamoutzou
 # published on the web.
 #
 # It's also confirmed here:
-# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm ">
+# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm">
 # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm
 # </a>
 # on a government portal as being  between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet
@@ -471,7 +542,22 @@ Zone	Indian/Mayotte	3:00:56 -	LMT	1911 Jul	# Mamoutzou
 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):
 # XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
+# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 
+# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end 
+# of September:
+#
+# One article about it (in French):
+# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default">
+# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default
+# </a>
+#
+# We have some further details posted here:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
+# </a>
 # RULE	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
+
 Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Sep	12	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Nov	19	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	1940	only	-	Feb	25	 0:00	1:00	S
@@ -488,7 +574,7 @@ Rule	Morocco	1977	only	-	Sep	28	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Aug	 4	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Sep	28	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Sep	 1	 0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Africa/Casablanca	-0:30:20 -	LMT	1913 Oct 26
 			 0:00	Morocco	WE%sT	1984 Mar 16
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/asia b/src/timezone/data/asia
index b72cfc843d..768850f3df 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/asia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/asia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	8.20
+# @(#)asia	8.23
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -229,6 +229,28 @@ Rule	PRC	1987	1991	-	Apr	Sun>=10	0:00	1:00	D
 # (could be true), for the moment I am assuming that those two
 # counties are mistakes in the astro.com data.
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11):
+# I just now checked Google News for western news sources that talk
+# about China's single time zone, and couldn't find anything before 1986
+# talking about China being in one time zone.  (That article was: Jim
+# Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight
+# time--sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05.  By the way, this
+# article confirms the tz database's data claiming that China began
+# observing daylight saving time in 1986.
+#
+# From Thomas S. Mullaney (2008-02-11):
+# I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated 
+# separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't 
+# implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near 
+# Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a 
+# "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was 
+# ceased, and the second eventually recognized (again, in the 1980s).
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):
+# There seems to be a good chance China switched to a single time zone in 1949
+# rather than in 1980 as Shanks & Pottenger have it, but we don't have a
+# reliable documentary source saying so yet, so for now we still go with
+# Shanks & Pottenger.
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 # Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area)
@@ -1394,7 +1416,7 @@ Zone	Indian/Maldives	4:54:00 -	LMT	1880	# Male
 # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31):
 # eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight
 # schedule here:
-# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112"
+# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112">
 # http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112
 # </a>
 # (click the English flag for English)
@@ -1519,11 +1541,24 @@ Zone	Asia/Muscat	3:54:20 -	LMT	1920
 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):
 # XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess.
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):
+# Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced
+# for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31
+# instead of August 31.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html
+# </a>
+# OR
+# <a href="http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html">
+# http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html
+# </a>
+
 # 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	-	Sep	1	0:00	0	-
+Rule Pakistan	2008	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
@@ -1643,6 +1678,23 @@ Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
 # For lack of better information, predict that future changes will be
 # the 2nd Thursday of September at 02:00.
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):
+# Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan.
+#
+# Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while
+# the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008).
+#
+# <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001">
+# http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001
+# </a>
+# <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087">
+# http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.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
@@ -1658,7 +1710,8 @@ 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	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
-Rule Palestine	2007	max	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2008	max	-	Aug	lastThu	2:00	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/australasia b/src/timezone/data/australasia
index 30d695ff5a..41608cdc34 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/australasia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/australasia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)australasia	8.8
+# @(#)australasia	8.9
 # <pre>
 
 # This file also includes Pacific islands.
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # * Tonga will introduce DST in November
 #
 # I was given this link by John Letts:
-# <a hef="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm">
+# <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm">
 # http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm
 # </a>
 #
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # (12 + 1 hour DST).
 
 # From Arthur David Olson (1999-09-20):
-# According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html>
+# According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html">
 # http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html
 # </a>:
 # "Daylight Savings Time will take effect on Oct. 2 through April 15, 2000
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/europe b/src/timezone/data/europe
index 73eed00fc2..7bb9864733 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/europe
+++ b/src/timezone/data/europe
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)europe	8.12
+# @(#)europe	8.18
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Rule	EU	1979	1995	-	Sep	lastSun	 1:00u	0	-
 Rule	EU	1981	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 1:00u	1:00	S
 Rule	EU	1996	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 1:00u	0	-
 # The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002.  See:
-# <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html"
+# <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html">
 # Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
 # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements.
 # </a>
@@ -480,9 +480,48 @@ Rule	C-Eur	1940	only	-	Apr	 1	 2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	C-Eur	1942	only	-	Nov	 2	 2:00s	0	-
 Rule	C-Eur	1943	only	-	Mar	29	 2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	C-Eur	1943	only	-	Oct	 4	 2:00s	0	-
-Rule	C-Eur	1944	only	-	Apr	 3	 2:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	C-Eur	1944	1945	-	Apr	Mon>=1	 2:00s	1:00	S
 # Whitman gives 1944 Oct 7; go with Shanks & Pottenger.
 Rule	C-Eur	1944	only	-	Oct	 2	 2:00s	0	-
+# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-07-13):
+#
+# I found what is probably a typo of 2:00 which should perhaps be 2:00s
+# in the C-Eur rule from tz database version 2008d (this part was
+# corrected in version 2008d). The circumstancial evidence is simply the
+# tz database itself, as seen below:
+#
+# Zone Europe/Paris 0:09:21 - LMT 1891 Mar 15  0:01
+#    0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16  3:00
+#
+# Zone Europe/Monaco 0:29:32 - LMT 1891 Mar 15
+#    0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00
+#
+# Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884
+#    1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16  2:00s
+#
+# Rule France 1945 only - Sep 16  3:00 0 -
+# Rule Belgium 1945 only - Sep 16  2:00s 0 -
+# Rule Neth 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00s 0 -
+#
+# The rule line to be changed is:
+#
+# Rule C-Eur 1945 only - Sep 16  2:00 0 -
+#
+# It seems that Paris, Monaco, Rule France, Rule Belgium all agree on
+# 2:00 standard time, e.g. 3:00 local time.  However there are no
+# countries that use C-Eur rules in September 1945, so the only items
+# affected are apparently these ficticious zones that translates acronyms
+# CET and MET:
+#
+# Zone CET  1:00 C-Eur CE%sT
+# Zone MET  1:00 C-Eur ME%sT
+#
+# It this is right then the corrected version would look like:
+#
+# Rule C-Eur 1945 only - Sep 16  2:00s 0 -
+#
+# A small step for mankind though 8-)
+Rule	C-Eur	1945	only	-	Sep	16	 2:00s	0	-
 Rule	C-Eur	1977	1980	-	Apr	Sun>=1	 2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	C-Eur	1977	only	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
 Rule	C-Eur	1978	only	-	Oct	 1	 2:00s	0	-
@@ -725,7 +764,8 @@ Rule	Bulg	1981	only	-	Sep	27	 2:00	0	-
 Zone	Europe/Sofia	1:33:16 -	LMT	1880
 			1:56:56	-	IMT	1894 Nov 30 # Istanbul MT?
 			2:00	-	EET	1942 Nov  2  3:00
-			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945 Apr  2  3:00
+			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945
+			1:00	-	CET	1945 Apr 2 3:00
 			2:00	-	EET	1979 Mar 31 23:00
 			2:00	Bulg	EE%sT	1982 Sep 26  2:00
 			2:00	C-Eur	EE%sT	1991
@@ -1093,33 +1133,40 @@ Zone	Europe/Paris	0:09:21 -	LMT	1891 Mar 15  0:01
 # [See tz-link.htm for the URL.]
 
 # From Joerg Schilling (2002-10-23):
-# In 1945, Berlin was switched to Moscow Summer time (GMT+4) by <a
-# href="http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/BersarinNikolai/">
+# In 1945, Berlin was switched to Moscow Summer time (GMT+4) by
+# <a href="http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/BersarinNikolai/">
 # General [Nikolai] Bersarin</a>.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2003-03-08):
 # <a href="http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf">
+# http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf
+# </a>
 # says that Bersarin issued an order to use Moscow time on May 20.
 # However, Moscow did not observe daylight saving in 1945, so
 # this was equivalent to CEMT (GMT+3), not GMT+4.
 
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Germany	1945	only	-	Apr	 2	2:00s	1:00	S
-Rule	Germany	1945	only	-	May	24	2:00	2:00	M # Midsummer
-Rule	Germany	1945	only	-	Sep	24	3:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Germany	1945	only	-	Nov	18	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	Germany	1946	only	-	Apr	14	2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Germany	1946	only	-	Oct	 7	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	Germany	1947	1949	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	Germany	1947	only	-	Apr	 6	2:00s	1:00	S
+# http://www.ptb.de/de/org/4/44/441/salt.htm says the following transition
+# occurred at 3:00 MEZ, not the 2:00 MEZ given in Shanks & Pottenger.
+# Go with the PTB.
+Rule	Germany	1947	only	-	Apr	 6	3:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Germany	1947	only	-	May	11	2:00s	2:00	M
 Rule	Germany	1947	only	-	Jun	29	3:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Germany	1948	only	-	Apr	18	2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Germany	1949	only	-	Apr	10	2:00s	1:00	S
+
+Rule SovietZone	1945	only	-	May	24	2:00	2:00	M # Midsummer
+Rule SovietZone	1945	only	-	Sep	24	3:00	1:00	S
+Rule SovietZone	1945	only	-	Nov	18	2:00s	0	-
+
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Berlin	0:53:28 -	LMT	1893 Apr
-			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945 Apr 2 2:00
+			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945 May 24 2:00
+			1:00 SovietZone	CE%sT	1946
 			1:00	Germany	CE%sT	1980
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 
@@ -1196,7 +1243,7 @@ Rule	Hungary	1980	only	-	Apr	 6	 1:00	1:00	S
 Zone	Europe/Budapest	1:16:20 -	LMT	1890 Oct
 			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1918
 			1:00	Hungary	CE%sT	1941 Apr  6  2:00
-			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945 May  1 23:00
+			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945
 			1:00	Hungary	CE%sT	1980 Sep 28  2:00s
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 
@@ -2113,7 +2160,8 @@ Zone Asia/Anadyr	11:49:56 -	LMT	1924 May  2
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Belgrade	1:22:00	-	LMT	1884
 			1:00	-	CET	1941 Apr 18 23:00
-			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945 May  8  2:00s
+			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1945
+			1:00	-	CET	1945 May 8 2:00s
 			1:00	1:00	CEST	1945 Sep 16  2:00s
 # Metod Kozelj reports that the legal date of
 # transition to EU rules was 1982-11-27, for all of Yugoslavia at the time.
@@ -2305,6 +2353,27 @@ Zone	Europe/Zurich	0:34:08 -	LMT	1848 Sep 12
 # (on a non-government server though) describing dates between 2002 and 2006:
 # http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm
 
+# From Sue Williams (2008-08-11):
+# I spotted this news article about a potential change in Turkey.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1">
+# http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1
+# </a>
+
+# From Sue Williams (2008-08-20):
+# This article says that around the end of March 2011, Turkey wants to
+# adjust the clocks forward by 1/2 hour and stay that way permanently.
+# The article indicates that this is a change in timezone offset in addition
+# to stopping observance of DST.
+# This proposal has not yet been approved.
+#
+# Read more here...
+#
+# Turkey to abandon daylight saving time in 2011
+# <a href="http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989">
+# http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989
+# </a>
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Turkey	1916	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Turkey	1916	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/leapseconds b/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
index 35df858d79..a2f4f0be37 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
+++ b/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)leapseconds	8.5
+# @(#)leapseconds	8.6
 
 # Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
 
@@ -44,40 +44,49 @@ Leap	1995	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 Leap	1997	Jun	30	23:59:60	+	S
 Leap	1998	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 Leap	2005	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
+Leap	2008	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 
 # INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)
 #
 # SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE
 #
 # SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
-# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS				
+# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
 # 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
 # Tel.      : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
 # FAX       : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
-# Internet  : services.iers@obspm.fr
+# e-mail    : services.iers@obspm.fr
+# http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc
 #
-# Paris, 18 January 2008
+# Paris, 4 July 2008
 #
-# Bulletin C 35
+# Bulletin C 36
 #
-# To authorities responsible		
+# To authorities responsible
 # for the measurement and
-# distribution of time	
+# distribution of time
 #
-# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
+# UTC TIME STEP
+# on the 1st of January 2009
 #
-# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2008.
-# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
-# International Atomic Time TAI is :		
+# A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2008.
+# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be:		
 #
-# from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -33 s
+# 2008 December 31,     23h 59m 59s
+# 2008 December 31,     23h 59m 60s
+# 2009 January   1,      0h  0m  0s
+#
+# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is:
+#
+# from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, to 2009 January 1  0h UTC  : UTC-TAI = - 33s
+# from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice       : UTC-TAI = - 34s
 #
 # Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
-# or June,  depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
-# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
+# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
+# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there
 # will be no time step at the next possible date.
 #
 # Daniel GAMBIS
-# Head			
-# Earth Orientation Center of the IERS
+# Head		
+# Earth Orientation Center of IERS
 # Observatoire de Paris, France
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/northamerica b/src/timezone/data/northamerica
index 60e5d51e00..b8b333cc56 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/northamerica
+++ b/src/timezone/data/northamerica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)northamerica	8.23
+# @(#)northamerica	8.24
 # <pre>
 
 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
@@ -2076,8 +2076,8 @@ Zone	America/Antigua	-4:07:12 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2
 # http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=10412
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Bahamas	1964	2006	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
-Rule	Bahamas	1964	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
+Rule	Bahamas	1964	1975	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
+Rule	Bahamas	1964	1975	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	America/Nassau	-5:09:24 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2
 			-5:00	Bahamas	E%sT	1976
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/southamerica b/src/timezone/data/southamerica
index 43f73d3238..e2244cf237 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/southamerica
+++ b/src/timezone/data/southamerica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)southamerica	8.19
+# @(#)southamerica	8.27
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -164,9 +164,22 @@ Rule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	3	0:00	0	-
 # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22):
 # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and
 # are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-09-05):
+# As per message from Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz (Nicaragua),
+# Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html
+# </a>
+# OR
+# <a href="http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)">
+# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)
+# </a>
+
 Rule	Arg	2007	only	-	Dec	30	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
-Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
  
 # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
 # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
@@ -294,14 +307,14 @@ Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
 # back in 2004, when these provinces changed to UTC-4 for a few days, I
 # mailed them personally and never got an answer).
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-15):
-# Until there's better information, asssume San Luis was like San Juan
-# rather than Mendoza (since San Juan has a simpler DST history).
-
+# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):
 # Unless otherwise specified, data are from Shanks & Pottenger through 1992,
 # from the IATA otherwise.  As noted below, Shanks & Pottenger say that
-# America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, but we
-# haven't verified this yet so for now we'll keep it a single region.
+# America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, one of which
+# was America/San_Luis, but we haven't verified this yet so for now we'll
+# keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the
+# other 5 subregions.
+
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 #
@@ -316,14 +329,12 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
 #
 # Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC),
 # Formosa (FM), Salta (SA), Santiago del Estero (SE), Cordoba (CB),
-# San Luis (SL), La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN)
+# La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN)
 #
 # Shanks & Pottenger also make the following claims, which we haven't verified:
 # - Formosa switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-07.
 # - Misiones switched to -3:00 on 1990-12-29.
 # - Chaco switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-04.
-# - San Luis switched to -4:00 on 1990-03-14, then to -3:00 on 1990-10-15,
-#   then to -4:00 on 1991-03-01, then to -3:00 on 1991-06-01.
 # - Santiago del Estero switched to -4:00 on 1991-04-01,
 #   then to -3:00 on 1991-04-26.
 #
@@ -425,10 +436,13 @@ Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
 			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
 			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
 			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1991 Mar  1
-			-4:00	-	WART	1991 May  7
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1999 Oct  3
-			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1990
+			-3:00	1:00	ARST	1990 Mar 14
+			-4:00	-	WART	1990 Oct 15
+			-4:00	1:00	WARST	1991 Mar  1
+			-4:00	-	WART	1991 Jun  1
+			-3:00	-	ART	1999 Oct  3
+			-4:00	1:00	WARST	2000 Mar  3
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 31
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jul 25
 			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Jan 21
@@ -540,12 +554,86 @@ Zone	America/La_Paz	-4:32:36 -	LMT	1890
 # Brazil will start DST on 2007-10-14 00:00 and end on 2008-02-17 00:00:
 # http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do;jsessionid=BBA06811AFCAAC28F0285210913513DA?newsId=13975
 
+# From Paul Schulze (2008-06-24):
+# ...by law number 11.662 of April 24, 2008 (published in the "Diario
+# Oficial da Uniao"...) in Brazil there are changes in the timezones,
+# effective today (00:00am at June 24, 2008) as follows:
+#
+# a) The timezone UTC+5 is e[x]tinguished, with all the Acre state and the
+# part of the Amazonas state that had this timezone now being put to the
+# timezone UTC+4
+# b) The whole Para state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just
+# part of it, as was before.
+#
+# This change follows a proposal of senator Tiao Viana of Acre state, that
+# proposed it due to concerns about open television channels displaying
+# programs inappropriate to youths in the states that had the timezone
+# UTC+5 too early in the night. In the occasion, some more corrections
+# were proposed, trying to unify the timezones of any given state. This
+# change modifies timezone rules defined in decree 2.784 of 18 June,
+# 1913.
+
+# From Rodrigo Severo (2008-06-24):
+# Just correcting the URL:
+# <a href="https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=3Ddo&secao=3D1&pagina=3D1&data=3D25/04/2008">
+# https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=3Ddo&secao=3D1&pagina=3D1&data=3D25/04/2008
+# </a>
+#
+# As a result of the above Decree I believe the America/Rio_Branco
+# timezone shall be modified from UTC-5 to UTC-4 and a new timezone shall
+# be created to represent the the west side of the Para State. I
+# suggest this new timezone be called Santarem as the most
+# important/populated city in the affected area.
+#
+# This new timezone would be the same as the Rio_Branco timezone up to
+# the 2008/06/24 change which would be to UTC-3 instead of UTC-4.
+
+# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-24):
+# This is a quick reference page for New and Old Brazil Time Zones map.
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php
+# </a>
+#
+# - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones-eliminating time zone UTC- 05
+# (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT- 04) - western
+# part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC- 03 (from UTC -04).
+
 # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10):
 # The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from
 # <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">
 # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
 # </a>.
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29):
+# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late
+# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and
+# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on
+# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that
+# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year.
+#
+# It has not yet been posted to http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html
+#
+# An official page about it:
+# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722">
+# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722
+# </a>
+# Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed
+# by going to
+# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/first>"
+# http://www.mme.gov.br/first
+# </a>
+#
+# One example link that works directly:
+# <a href="http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54">
+# http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54
+# (Portuguese)
+# </a>
+#
+# We have a written a short article about it as well:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html
+# </a>
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10)
@@ -662,13 +750,13 @@ Rule	Brazil	2000	only	-	Feb	27	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Brazil	2000	2001	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Brazil	2001	2006	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
 # Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.
-# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm"></a>
+# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm">4,399</a>
 Rule	Brazil	2002	only	-	Nov	 3	 0:00	1:00	S
 # Decree 4,844 (2003-09-24; corrected 2003-09-26) repeals DST in BA, MT, TO.
-# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm"></a>
+# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm">4,844</a>
 Rule	Brazil	2003	only	-	Oct	19	 0:00	1:00	S
 # Decree 5,223 (2004-10-01) reestablishes DST in MT.
-# <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm"></a>
+# <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm">5,223</a>
 Rule	Brazil	2004	only	-	Nov	 2	 0:00	1:00	S
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19),
 # adopted by the same states as before.
@@ -677,17 +765,16 @@ Rule	Brazil	2005	only	-	Oct	16	 0:00	1:00	S
 # adopted by the same states as before.
 Rule	Brazil	2006	only	-	Nov	 5	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Brazil	2007	only	-	Feb	25	 0:00	0	-
-# (Decree number not yet known)
-# http://www.brasil.gov.br/noticias/ultimas_noticias/horario_verao070920/
-# (2007-09-20) after a heads-up from Steffen Thorsen:
-Rule	Brazil	2007	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
+# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV6212.gif">6,212</a> (2007-09-26),
+# adopted by the same states as before.
+Rule	Brazil	2007	only	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Brazil	2008	max	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	Brazil	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	 0:00	1:00	S
 # The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST:
 # DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP.
 # For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
 # and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
 
-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 #
 # Fernando de Noronha (administratively part of PE)
@@ -713,6 +800,13 @@ Zone America/Belem	-3:13:56 -	LMT	1914
 			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1988 Sep 12
 			-3:00	-	BRT
 #
+# west Para (PA)
+# West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem.
+Zone America/Santarem	-3:38:48 -	LMT	1914
+			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	1988 Sep 12
+			-4:00	-	AMT	2008 Jun 24 00:00
+			-3:00	-	BRT
+#
 # Maranhao (MA), Piaui (PI), Ceara (CE), Rio Grande do Norte (RN),
 # Paraiba (PB)
 Zone America/Fortaleza	-2:34:00 -	LMT	1914
@@ -775,8 +869,7 @@ Zone America/Cuiaba	-3:44:20 -	LMT	1914
 			-4:00	-	AMT	2004 Oct  1
 			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT
 #
-# west Para (PA), Rondonia (RO)
-# West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem.
+# Rondonia (RO)
 Zone America/Porto_Velho -4:15:36 -	LMT	1914
 			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	1988 Sep 12
 			-4:00	-	AMT
@@ -803,13 +896,14 @@ Zone America/Eirunepe	-4:39:28 -	LMT	1914
 			-5:00	Brazil	AC%sT	1988 Sep 12
 			-5:00	-	ACT	1993 Sep 28
 			-5:00	Brazil	AC%sT	1994 Sep 22
-			-5:00	-	ACT
+			-5:00	-	ACT	2008 Jun 24 00:00
+			-4:00	-	AMT
 #
 # Acre (AC)
 Zone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
 			-5:00	Brazil	AC%sT	1988 Sep 12
-			-5:00	-	ACT
-
+			-5:00	-	ACT	2008 Jun 24 00:00
+			-4:00	-	AMT
 
 # Chile
 
@@ -856,7 +950,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
 # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
 # </a>.
 
-# From José Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05):
+# From Jose Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05):
 # ...
 # You could see the announces of the change on 
 # <a href="http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm">
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/zone.tab b/src/timezone/data/zone.tab
index 1647036c0e..39cc55f816 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/zone.tab
+++ b/src/timezone/data/zone.tab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)zone.tab	8.16
+# @(#)zone.tab	8.18
 #
 # TZ zone descriptions
 #
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ BR	-1259-03831	America/Bahia	Bahia
 BR	-2332-04637	America/Sao_Paulo	S & SE Brazil (GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS)
 BR	-2027-05437	America/Campo_Grande	Mato Grosso do Sul
 BR	-1535-05605	America/Cuiaba	Mato Grosso
-BR	-0846-06354	America/Porto_Velho	W Para, Rondonia
+BR	-0226-05452	America/Santarem	W Para
+BR	-0846-06354	America/Porto_Velho	Rondonia
 BR	+0249-06040	America/Boa_Vista	Roraima
 BR	-0308-06001	America/Manaus	E Amazonas
 BR	-0640-06952	America/Eirunepe	W Amazonas