# <pre>

# @(#)africa8.23

# @(#)africa8.26

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13):

# Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization

# of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from

# 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08.

#

# Example:

# <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html">

# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html

# </a>

# (French)

# Our page:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html

# </a>

# RULENAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleMorocco1939only-Sep12 0:001:00S

RuleMorocco2008only-Sep 1 0:000-

RuleMorocco2009only-Jun 1 0:001:00S

RuleMorocco2009only-Aug 21 0:000-

RuleMorocco2010only-May 2 0:001:00S

RuleMorocco2010only-Aug 8 0:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

Zone Africa/Casablanca-0:30:20 -LMT1913 Oct 26

0:00MoroccoWE%sT1984 Mar 16

# Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long."

# So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the future).

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27):

# According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010

#

# (translation):

# "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on

# Sunday...

# Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also

# coincided with the month of Ramadan..."

#

# (in Arabic)

# <a href="http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1">

# http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1

# <a href="http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036">

# http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036

# or

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleTunisia1939only-Apr1523:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia1939only-Nov1823:00s0-

RuleTunisia2005only-Sep30 1:00s0-

RuleTunisia20062008-MarlastSun 2:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia20062008-OctlastSun 2:00s0-

RuleTunisia2010max-MarlastSun 2:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia2010max-OctlastSun 2:00s0-

# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's

# more precise 0:09:21.

# Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.

# <pre>

# @(#)antarctica8.7

# @(#)antarctica8.8

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

RuleChileAQ1999max-OctSun>=94:00u1:00S

RuleChileAQ2000max-MarSun>=93:00u0-

# These rules are stolen from the `australasia' file.

RuleAusAQ1917only-Jan 10:011:00-

RuleAusAQ1917only-Mar252:000-

RuleAusAQ1942only-Jan 12:001:00-

RuleAusAQ1942only-Mar292:000-

RuleAusAQ1942only-Sep272:001:00-

RuleAusAQ19431944-MarlastSun2:000-

RuleAusAQ1943only-Oct 32:001:00-

RuleATAQ1967only-OctSun>=12:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ1968only-MarlastSun2:00s0-

RuleATAQ19681985-OctlastSun2:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ19691971-MarSun>=82:00s0-

RuleATAQ1972only-FeblastSun2:00s0-

RuleATAQ19731981-MarSun>=12:00s0-

RuleATAQ19821983-MarlastSun2:00s0-

RuleATAQ19841986-MarSun>=12:00s0-

RuleATAQ1986only-OctSun>=152:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ19871990-MarSun>=152:00s0-

RuleATAQ1987only-OctSun>=222:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ19881990-OctlastSun2:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ19911999-OctSun>=12:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ19912005-MarlastSun2:00s0-

RuleATAQ2000only-AuglastSun2:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ2001max-OctSun>=12:00s1:00-

RuleATAQ2006only-AprSun>=12:00s0-

RuleATAQ2007only-MarlastSun2:00s0-

RuleATAQ2008max-AprSun>=12:00s0-

# Argentina - year-round bases

# Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10):

# We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division:

# - Macquarie Island will stay on UTC+11 for winter and therefore not

# switch back from daylight savings time when other parts of Australia do

# on 4 April.

#

# - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010.

# The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but

# has not been decided yet.

#

# - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010

# 20:00 UTC.

#

# - Mawson station stays on UTC+5.

#

# In addition to the Rule changes for Casey/Davis, it means that Macquarie

# will no longer be like Hobart and will have to have its own Zone created.

#

# Background:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html

# </a>

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

Zone Antarctica/Casey0-zzz1969

8:00-WST2009 Oct 18 2:00

# Western (Aus) Standard Time

11:00-CAST# Casey Time

11:00-CAST2010 Mar 5 2:00

# Casey Time

8:00-WST

Zone Antarctica/Davis0-zzz1957 Jan 13

7:00-DAVT1964 Nov # Davis Time

0-zzz1969 Feb

7:00-DAVT2009 Oct 18 2:00

5:00-DAVT

5:00-DAVT2010 Mar 10 20:00u

7:00-DAVT

Zone Antarctica/Mawson0-zzz1954 Feb 13

6:00-MAWT2009 Oct 18 2:00

# Mawson Time

5:00-MAWT

Zone Antarctica/Macquarie 0-zzz1911

10:00-EST1916 Oct 1 2:00

10:001:00EST1917 Feb

10:00AusAQEST1967

10:00ATAQEST2010 Apr 4 3:00

11:00-MIST# Macquarie Island Time

# References:

# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">

# Casey Weather (1998-02-26)

# @(#)asia8.55

# @(#)asia8.60

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# 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.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleDhaka2009only-Jun1923:001:00S

RuleDhaka2009only-Dec3123:590-

RuleDhaka2010max-Mar3122:591:00S

RuleDhaka2010max-Oct3123:590-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Dhaka6:01:40 -LMT1890

# 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

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleTaiwan19451951-May10:001:00D

RuleTaiwan19451951-Oct10:000S

RuleTaiwan19601961-Jun10:001:00D

RuleTaiwan19741975-Apr10:001:00D

RuleTaiwan19741975-Oct10:000S

RuleTaiwan1980only-Jun300:001:00D

RuleTaiwan1980only-Sep300:000S

RuleTaiwan1979only-Jun300:001:00D

RuleTaiwan1979only-Sep300:000S

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Taipei8:06:00 -LMT1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei

8:00TaiwanC%sT

# [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>

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule Pakistan2002only-AprSun>=20:011:00S

Rule Pakistan2002only-OctSun>=20:010-

Rule Pakistan2008only-Jun10:001:00S

Rule Pakistan2008only-Nov10:000-

Rule Pakistan2009max-Apr150:001:00S

Rule Pakistan2009max-Nov10:000-

Rule Pakistan2009only-Apr150:001:00S

Rule Pakistan2009only-Nov10:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Karachi4:28:12 -LMT1907

5:30-IST1942 Sep

# 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.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule EgyptAsia1957only-May100:001:00S

Rule Palestine2006only-Sep220:000-

Rule Palestine2007only-SepThu>=82:000-

Rule Palestine2008only-AuglastFri2:000-

Rule Palestine2009max-MarlastFri0:001:00S

Rule Palestine2009only-MarlastFri0:001:00S

Rule Palestine2010max-MarlastSat0:011:00S

Rule Palestine2009max-SepFri>=12:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

# 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>

RuleSyria2008only-AprFri>=10:001:00S

RuleSyria2008only-Nov10:000-

RuleSyria2009max-MarlastFri0:001:00S

RuleSyria2009only-MarlastFri0:001:00S

RuleSyria2010max-AprFri>=10:001:00S

RuleSyria2009max-OctlastFri0:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

# <pre>

# @(#)australasia8.16

# @(#)australasia8.17

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 -LMT1879 Jul 5

-11:26:56 -LMT1911

-11:30-SAMT1950# Samoa Time

-11:00-WST2010Oct 24

-11:00-WST2010Sep 26

-11:001:00WSDT2011 Apr 3

-11:00-WST