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diff --git a/src/timezone/data/asia b/src/timezone/data/asia index 41aeb4bb0a..78ff2ffedc 100644 --- a/src/timezone/data/asia +++ b/src/timezone/data/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.55 +# @(#)asia 8.60 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -214,42 +214,20 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah # 2010 midnight. The decision came at a cabinet meeting at the Prime # Minister's Office last night..." -# From Danvin Ruangchan (2009-12-24): -# ...the news mentions DST will be turned off again 7 months after March -# 31st on Oct 31, 2010. - -# From Arthur David Olson (2009-12-26): -# Indeed, "The government will advance again the Banglasdesh Standard -# Time by one one hour on March 31 next year by enforcing the Daylight -# Saving Time (DST) for seven months. It will continue till October 31 -# until further notice." I take that last sentence as the -# establishment of a rule. - -# From Nobutomo Nakano (2010-02-19): -# We received a report from Bangladesh saying that the start/end of -# Bangladesh DST is incorrect. Currently we have only the Bengali version -# of the official mail from BTRC which describes the following: -# -# "From 2010 each year when local standard time is about to reach -# March 31 at 10:59:00 PM clocks are turned forward 1 hour (11:59:00 PM) -# and when local daylight time is about to October 31 at 11:59:00 PM -# clocks are turned backward 1 hour (10:59:00 PM)." -# -# So, DST will start/end 1 minute earlier. - -# From Arthur David Olson (2010-03-03): -# The file -# <a href=http://www.cabinet.gov/bd/file_upload/news_events/en_169.pdf> -# http://www.cabinet.gov/bd/file_upload/news_events/en_169.pdf +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-22): +# According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," +# Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time +# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817"> +# http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817 +# </a> +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html # </a> -# is in Bengali; it does contain two "31"s as well as two "11.59"s and a "10.59" -# which is consistent with the information provided by Nobutomo Nakano. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Dec 31 23:59 0 - -Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 22:59 1:00 S -Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Oct 31 23:59 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 @@ -588,6 +566,28 @@ Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 # was still controlled by Japan. This is hard to believe, but we don't # have any other information. +# From smallufo (2010-04-03): +# According to Taiwan's CWB, +# <a href="http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm"> +# http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm +# </a> +# Taipei has DST in 1979 between July 1st and Sep 30. + +# From Arthur David Olson (2010-04-07): +# Here's Google's translation of the table at the bottom of the "summert.htm" page: +# Decade Name Start and end date +# Republic of China 34 years to 40 years (AD 1945-1951 years) Summer Time May 1 to September 30 +# 41 years of the Republic of China (AD 1952) Daylight Saving Time March 1 to October 31 +# Republic of China 42 years to 43 years (AD 1953-1954 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to October 31 +# In the 44 years to 45 years (AD 1955-1956 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 46 years to 48 years (AD 1957-1959) Summer Time April 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 49 years to 50 years (AD 1960-1961) Summer Time June 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 51 years to 62 years (AD 1962-1973 years) Stop Summer Time +# Republic of China 63 years to 64 years (1974-1975 AD) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 65 years to 67 years (1976-1978 AD) Stop Daylight Saving Time +# Republic of China 68 years (AD 1979) Daylight Saving Time July 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China since 69 years (AD 1980) Stop Daylight Saving Time + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S @@ -598,8 +598,9 @@ Rule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei 8:00 Taiwan C%sT @@ -1934,13 +1935,35 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan # will go back to standard time on 1st of November. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-26): +# Steffen Thorsen wrote: +# > On Thursday (2010-03-25) it was announced that DST would start in +# > Pakistan on 2010-04-01. +# > +# > Then today, the president said that they might have to revert the +# > decision if it is not supported by the parliament. So at the time +# > being, it seems unclear if DST will be actually observed or not - but +# > April 1 could be a more likely date than April 15. +# Now, it seems that the decision to not observe DST in final: +# +# "Govt Withdraws Plan To Advance Clocks" +# <a href="http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041"> +# http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041 +# </a> +# +# "People laud PM's announcement to end DST" +# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2"> +# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2 +# </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 - 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 - +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 @@ -2129,6 +2152,32 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html # </a> +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-19): +# According to Voice of Palestine DST will last for 191 days, from March +# 26, 2010 till "the last Sunday before the tenth day of Tishri +# (October), each year" (October 03, 2010?) +# +# <a href="http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697"> +# http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697 +# </a> +# (in Arabic) +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html +# </a> + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-24): +# ...Ma'an News Agency reports that Hamas cabinet has decided it will +# start one day later, at 12:01am. Not sure if they really mean 12:01am or +# noon though: +# +# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178"> +# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178 +# </a> +# (Ma'an News Agency) +# "At 12:01am Friday, clocks in Israel and the West Bank will change to +# 1:01am, while Gaza clocks will change at 12:01am Saturday morning." + # 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 @@ -2146,7 +2195,8 @@ 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 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2009 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2010 max - Mar lastSat 0:01 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -2438,9 +2488,18 @@ Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # 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. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-17): +# The "Syrian News Station" reported on 2010-03-16 that the Council of +# Ministers has decided that Syria will start DST on midnight Thursday +# 2010-04-01: (midnight between Thursday and Friday): +# <a href="http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421"> +# http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421 (Arabic) +# </a> + 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 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 2010 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |